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ADAPTATION TO BEING CORRECTED - CORRECTIONS FROM THE CONVICT'S PERSPECTIVE (FROM SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS - A BOOK OF READINGS 1977, BY ROBERT G. LEGER AND JOHN R. STRATTON - SEE NCJ-41800)

NCJ Number
41812
Author(s)
J IRWIN
Date Published
1977
Length
35 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE ASSERTS THAT THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE FELONS BELIEVE THEY ARE LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS, WHICH HE ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN. NEW COURT RULINGS, HE SAYS, HAVE HELPED ALTER THIS....BDS

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