Prison and the penal system
By: Michael Newton
Series: Criminal justice; Criminal justice (Chelsea House Publishers)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781438132853; 9781282794030
Subjects: Administration of Justice; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Penology; Imprisonment; Prisons; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123)and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Behind bars; title: Crime and punishment; title: Local jails; title: State prisons; title: Federal prisons; title: Capital punishment; title: Alternative sentencing; title: Prison rights and wrongs; title: New world disorder.