American jail
Subtitle: cornerstone of modern corrections
By: Gary F. Cornelius.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780131142800
Subjects: Prisons -- United States; Prison administration -- United States; Corrections -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The history and development of today's jail; title: Jail security; title: Jail climate; title: Booking and initial intake; title: Classification and inmate housing; title: Jail programs and services; title: The jail population : profile and special categories; title: Jail staff; title: Jails and the courts; title: Jail standards; title: Jails and community corrections; title: The future of the American jail.