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Title: Patuxent Institution

Patuxent Institution

An American Experiment in Corrections

by James R., Coldren, Jr. (Author)
©2004 Textbook XXII, 222 Pages
Science, Society & Culture
Series: Studies in Crime and Punishment, Volume 6

Summary

Is rehabilitation dead in American corrections? This socio-political analysis of the fifty-year history of Patuxent Institution, a treatment-oriented maximum security prison in Maryland, studies the organizational challenges faced by this unique American prison, and the social and political forces that work to ensure its survival.

Details

Pages
XXII, 222
Publication Year
2004
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820457673
Language
English
Keywords
rehabilitation history prison
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2004. XXII, 222 pp., 6 tables
Product Safety
Peter Lang Group AG

Biographical notes

James R., Coldren, Jr. (Author)

The Author: James R. Coldren, Jr. is the sixth president of the John Howard Association in Chicago, Illinois, a 103-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to improving the conditions of confinement in corrections facilities, as well as to fair, humane, and effective sentencing and correctional policies. Dr. Coldren received his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, and his B.A. in sociology from Rutgers University. He is an applied researcher in criminal and juvenile justice, and has worked in numerous research and educational capacities for the past several decades.

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