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Welch, Michael

 
9780072817232: Corrections: A Critical Approach
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ISBN 10: 0072817232 ISBN 13: 9780072817232
Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003

Sinossi

The only text to take a critical approach to the field of corrections, Corrections offers a unique and refreshing presentation that encourages students to think analytically about punishment. Establishing a greater social context, Corrections addresses the political, economic, religious, and technological forces that affect the corrections system. The book consistently introduces clear, meaningful, and exciting examples that illustrate various issues and concepts addressed.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Michael Welch received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Texas, Denton and is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has correctional experience at the federal, state, and local levels. His research interests include punishment and social control, and he has published numerous articles for academic journals, edited volumes, and other scholarly publications. His writings have appeared such journals as Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, The Prison Journal, Crime, Law & Social Change, Social Justice, Youth & Society, Race, Gender & Class, Critical Criminology: An International Journal, Contemporary Justice Review, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Women & Criminal Justice, Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Journal of Crime & Justice, Addictive Behaviors: An International Journal, Dialectical Anthropology, Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, Social Pathology, Crisis Intervention & Time-Limited Treatment, Federal Probation: Journal of Correctional Philosophy & Practice, and The Justice Professional. Also he is author of Detained: Immigration Laws and the Expanding I.N.S. Jail Complex (2002, Temple University Press), Flag Burning: Moral Panic and the Criminalization of Protest (2000, de Gruyter), Punishment in America: Social Control & the Ironies of Imprisonment (1999, Sage). He serves as Co-Editor for Social Pathology. The author invites you to visit his website www.professormichaelwelch.com

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Editore
McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Data di pubblicazione
2003
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0072817232
ISBN 13 
9780072817232
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
2
Numero di pagine
592
Contatto del produttore
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