challenging corrections contemporary perspectives

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The Dilemmas of Corrections : Contemporary Readings

Waveland Pr Inc, 1998

Now thoroughly revised to better address issues of vital concern to the correctional system, the Fourth Edition once again provides a comprehensive up-to-date collection of important readings.

The Dilemmas of Corrections: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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Waveland Pr Inc, 2006

The Dilemma of Corrections: It doesn't correct!
I'll assume anyone looking to purchase this book is doing so for the same reason I did - It's required reading for a criminal justice class, or this area of Criminal Justice is particularly interesting to you. I took a "Problems of Corrections" as an elective class, and as a non-CJ major I found the material so fascinating I actually kept this book after the term had finished. The book is a ...

Challenging Capital Punishment: Legal and Social Science Approaches (SAGE Criminal Justice System Annuals)
Kenneth C. Haas, James Inciardi

Sage Publications, Inc, 1988

In Challenging Capital Punishment, Haas and Inciardi reveal the persistence of myth and misinformation in the death penalty debate. They suggest that the debate needs to be based on scholarly analysis and scientific scrutiny. They therefore bring together social scientists and legal scholars who assess the validity of objections to the death penalty.