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LEADER: 01482cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2008004164
003 DLC
005 20090831111007.0
008 080201s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008004164
020 $a9781593322953 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHV9471$b.M47 2008
082 00 $a365/.973$222
100 1 $aMcShane, Marilyn D.,$d1956-
245 10 $aPrisons in America /$cMarilyn D. McShane.
260 $aNew York :$bLFB Scholarly Pub.,$cc2008.
300 $axi, 274 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPunishment and rehabilitation -- A history of incarceration in the United States -- Prison leasing, prison industry, and the work ethic -- The corrections system today -- Prison management and the role of the correctional officer -- Classification and programming -- Prisonization, rules, and discipline -- Prison violence -- Issues in medical care -- Legal issues in corrections -- Recreation, privileges, visitation, and family relations -- Overcrowding, new construction and privatization.
650 0 $aPrisons$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCorrections$zUnited States.
650 0 $aImprisonment$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPunishment$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPrisoners$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPrisoners$xLegal status, laws, etc.$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008004164.html