America's Prisons
America's Prisons
Berlatsky, Noah
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Just the Series: Opposing Viewpoints: Social Issues   

Series and Publisher: Opposing Viewpoints: Social Issues   

Annotation: Presents essays that argue for and against the controversial issue of the prison system, discussing the effectiveness of incarceration, its justice or injustice, and the treatment of prisoners.
Genre: [Government]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #4214585
Format: Library Binding
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Inc.
Copyright Date: 2010
Edition Date: 2010 Release Date: 05/14/10
Pages: 224 pages
ISBN: 0-7377-4956-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-7377-4956-4
Dewey: 365
LCCN: 2009050927
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Subject Heading:
Prisons. United States. Juvenile literature.
Imprisonment. United States. Juvenile literature.
Alternatives to imprisonment. United States. Juvenile literature.
Criminals. Rehabilitation. United States. Juvenile literature.
Prisons.
Imprisonment.
Alternatives to imprisonment.
Criminals. Rehabilitation.
Language: English
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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reading Level: 8.0
Interest Level: 9-12

This volume looks at America's prison system, offering differing perspectives on whether it is effective, just, and humane. Chapters address its success at deterring crime and rehabilitating criminals; fairness and racism in sentencing practices as well as sentencing alternatives; and treatment of inmates, including special populations like mothers with children, juveniles, and the mentally ill.

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