Prisons and Jails

Prisons and Jails

Author: Eric H. Monkkonen

Publisher: De Gruyter Saur

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13:

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Part of a series examining the history of crime and justice in America, this volume looks at the movement towards the adoption of a punishment hypothesis in America. The contributors examine prison reform, privatization, democratic rule, penal theory and practice and historical precedents.