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Prisons and Prison Systems: Practices, Types and Challenges
Author(s): Johan Fuhrmann (Editor), Stefan Baier
- Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Publication Date: 8 April 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 167 pages
- ISBN-10: 1624178502
- ISBN-13: 9781624178504
Book Description
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the practices, types and challenges in prisons and prison systems. Topics discussed include the Chinese prison system for female offenders; a study of solitary confinement; an exploratory study on child care in prisons; the challenges of re-entry from prison to society; offence paralleling behaviours in incarcerated offenders; women offenders and the criminal justice system; conducting treatment in the prison system and rehabilitation research; violence prevention booster programs and the effects on knowledge; attitude and recidivism; and an assessment of HCV and HIV within correctional institutions.
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