Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Imprisonment in America (Studies in crime and justice)

Imprisonment in America (Studies in crime and justice)
Imprisonment in America - Studies in crime and justice
Author: Michael Sherman, Gordon Hawkins
"For a few decades American prisons were the wonder of the world. [However] early hopes that a prison regime could be a powerful means of reforming most convicts have been abandoned, and prisons are seen even by some of those who think we need more of them as savage repositories, to be shunned or veiled rather than admired. This sad history is d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226752792
ISBN-10: 0226752798
Pages: 157
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: