| NCJ Number: |
154400  |
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| Title: |
Long-Term Imprisonment: Policy, Science, and Correctional Practice |
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| Editor(s): |
T J Flanagan |
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| Date Published: |
1995 |
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| Page Count: |
287 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Sage Publications, Inc
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 |
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| Publication Number: |
ISBN 0-8039-7033-1 |
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| Sale Source: |
Sage Publications, Inc
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
United States of America |
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| Type: |
Survey |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
The essays in this volume attempt to further the understanding of the effects of long-term imprisonment on prisoners and prison systems and to offer insights and recommendations for better management of these inmates. |
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| Abstract: |
The first section presents perspectives on long-term imprisonment, introducing definitions, characteristics of long-term inmates, primary correctional policies, and programmatic issues. In the second section, three essays by long-term inmates frame the issues in a highly personal manner. In the third section, researchers address the controversy surrounding the effects of long-term imprisonment on inmates. The section on adaptation and survivor among long-term inmates explores coping and time management strategies used by prisoners to deal with their experience. The chapters in the section on correctional responses argue that correctional personnel must be aware of the stresses and coping problems of long-term inmates and should be active in developing appropriate responses. The final section consists of two essays on correctional policy and long-term imprisonment. Chapter references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Corrections |
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| Index Term(s): |
Adjustment to prison; Effects of imprisonment; Inmate characteristics; Long-term imprisonment |
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