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Shock incarceration : an overview of existing programs / by Parent, Dale G.(CARDINAL)195141; Chaiken, Marcia R.,1939-(CARDINAL)166732; Logan, Wayne.(CARDINAL)196194; National Institute of Justice (U.S.)(CARDINAL)161765; Abt Associates.(CARDINAL)140586;
Bibliography: pages 109-110.
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of; Correctional institutions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mass incarceration / by Head, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)669801;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This offers a history of the mass incarceration, an analysis of the people and events that shaped the topic, and the current status of the topic"--Grades 4-6800L
Subjects: Mass incarceration; Prisons; Imprisonment;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mass incarceration / by Aldridge, Rebecca,editor.(CARDINAL)663568;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The number of Americans who live behind bars has increased by 550 percent over the last 40 years. This has been the result of aggressive tough-on-crime legislation that had more harmful effects than lawmakers could have foreseen. Experts now see the problem but disagree on the solutions. Does incarceration limit crime, or does it simply feed into a cycle of problems that harm society and create a criminal class? Are sentences and rehabilitation programs that avoid prison time effective? This compelling volume tackles tough questions from many different angles. Full-Color Photographs, Bibliography, Charts, Graphs, Tables, Detailed Table of Contents, Further Information Section, Index, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Websites.Grades 9-12.
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of; Imprisonment;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Incarcerated youth / by Watson, Stephanie,1969-author.(CARDINAL)674267;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The path from school to prison -- Freedom lost -- Finding allies -- Preparing for life on the outside -- Helping incarcerated youths find a new path forward.Looks at the perils and challenges faced by the tens of thousands of young people detained daily in the U.S. criminal justice system.
Subjects: Juvenile detention; Juvenile corrections; Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile detention; Juvenile corrections; Juvenile delinquents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Incarcerating US [videorecording] / by Hines, Regan,film director.; Vittorio, Vincent,1980-film producer.; Baudoin, Jonathan,director of photography.; Emmanuel, Asher,editor of moving image work.; Hurrell, Lewis,composer (expression); Life Is My Movie Entertainment (Firm),production company,publisher.; Moving Picture Institute,production company.;
Director of photography, Jonathan Baudoin ; editor, Asher Emmanuel ; original score, Lewis Hurrell."Incarcerating US" is a feature-length documentary that exposes America's prison problem and explores ways to unshackle the Land of the Free through vital criminal justice reforms. With 2.3 million people behind bars, the U.S. has the largest prison population in the history of the world. Through dramatic first-hand accounts, expert testimony, and shocking statistics, "Incarcerating US" asks fundamental questions about the prison system in America: What is the purpose of prison? Why did our prison population explode in the 1970s? What can make our justice system more just?DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation (1.78:1); Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Prisons; Prisons; Mandatory sentences;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Teen incarceration : from cell bars to ankle bracelets / by Jones, Patrick,1946-author.(CARDINAL)494858;
Grade 9 to 12.Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-116) and index.In the United States, the conversation about teen incarceration has moved from one extreme to another. For centuries, execution of juvenile offenders was legal. By the twenty-first century, the US Supreme Court had moved closer to banning all executions of minors, regardless of the severity of the crime. Since the 1990s, the US juvenile justice system has moved away from harsh punishment and toward alternative evidence-based models that include education, skills building, and therapy. --1260LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency; Deviant behavior; Minority youth;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Incarceration nations : a journey to justice in prisons around the world / by Dreisinger, Baz,1976-author.(CARDINAL)492332;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-325).
Subjects: Corrections.; Criminal justice, Administration of.; Discrimination in criminal justice administration.; Imprisonment.; Mass incarceration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Women incarcerated / by Esherick, Joan,author.(CARDINAL)671323; Sullivan, Larry E.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)166202;
Includes bibliographical references (page 76) and index.Women and crime -- Life in a women's prison -- Special issues for incarcerated women -- Safe behind bars? -- Incarcerated women and the families they leave behind -- Imprisoned women around the world -- Helping women inmates.According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, over one million women nearly 1 percent of the U.S. population live under some form of correctional supervision in the United States. Drug related offenses, robbery, and violent crimes are the most common reasons U.S. women end up in jail, accounting for more than 80 percent of all female inmates. Whatever the reasons they end up there, the reality is that thousands of women live behind bars.Women Incarcerated explores the key issues of women behind bars. See what daily prison life is like for women inmates, and what happens when women s prisons are too full. Learn how pregnant women are treated within the system and what happens to the children of incarcerated mothers. Discussion includes women whose crimes resulted from coercion, assault, or sexual abuse, as well as women whose crimes are related to mental health issues or substance abuse.
Subjects: Women prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Backpack : incarceration Juvi/YA / [kit]
YA (10+) Ruby on the outside; Everyone makes mistakes; Clarissa's disappointment.
Subjects: Incarceration; Incarceration;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Race to incarcerate : a graphic retelling / by Jones, Sabrina,1960-(CARDINAL)491264; Mauer, Marc.(CARDINAL)512635;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Crime prevention; Criminal justice, Administration of; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Imprisonment; Prison sentences;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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