Prisons in America: A Reference Handbook

(Hardback)

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A handy source for basic statistics on prisoners, penal trends, and programs and services in America's prisons. * Listings of professional organizations and print and nonprint resources

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"...a conscise reference, gathering information currently spread out through numerous standard references and other books on the subject ... this volume will be of interest to readers who are unfamiliar with prison literature or who want an overview of the subject." - Library Journal "...a concise and useful starting point for research on this timely topic ... Rafter and Stanley have done a creditable job packaging a mountain of information into a clear, well written introduction to the topic geared toward the high school and undergraduate researcher." - American Reference Books Annual "This well organized reference book presents a skillful overview of American prisons and change." - Newsletter of the Division on Women and Crime

Author Bio

Nicole Hahn Rafter is a professional writer and chair of the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology. She is also chair of the Crime, Law, and Deviance section of the American Sociological Association. Debra L. Stanley is assistant professor at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT.