Alternatives to Prisons - Paperback

This collection of essays offers readers a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding alternative prisons. This necessary book explores the effectiveness of the American prison system, the use of boot camps as a potential alternative for juveniles and adults, the role of electronic monitoring and intensive probation, and the development of reading courses as an alternative to incarceration.

• | Author: Ronald D. Lankford Jr
• | Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jan 21, 2012
• | Number of Pages: 112 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0737755458
• | ISBN-13: 9780737755459