Ferro, Jeffrey

Examines the development of the prison system in America, and discusses various punishments and rehabilitation programs, racial disparity among prisoners, the financial costs of running prisons, and much more.

Examines the development of the prison system in America, and discusses various punishments and rehabilitation programs, racial disparity among prisoners, the financial costs of running prisons, and much more.

Contains facts, charts, and articles that provide information about the status of America, discussing population characteristics, families and households, the labor force, income and poverty, health, education, voter participation, crime, spending, and housing.

Discusses: History of corrections, Expenditures, jails, prisoner characteristics, Juveniles, probation, parole, sentencing and more.

Offers a comprehensive overview of juvenile crime, with a chronology of important events, glossary of terms, biographical listing, complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography.

Contains primary and secondary source materials, including graphs, charts, quotes, and articles, that provide information about crime in the United States, covering types of crime, victims, hate crimes and terrorism, juvenile crime, sentencing and corrections, and related topics.

Examines the development of the prison system in America, and discusses various punishments and rehabilitation programs, racial disparity among prisoners, the financial costs of running prisons, and much more.