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BL
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| Record Number
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999723
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b754093
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| Main Entry
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Newton, Michael,1951-
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| Title & Author
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Prison and the penal system /\ Michael Newton.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Criminal justice
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (128 pages).
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| ISBN
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1282794035
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: 1438132859
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: 1604138939
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: 9781282794030
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: 9781438132853
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: 9781604138931
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index.
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| Contents
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Behind bars -- Crime and punishment -- Local jails -- State prisons -- Federal prisons -- Capital punishment -- Alternative sentencing -- Prison rights and wrongs -- New world disorder.
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| Abstract
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Convicted criminals are sentenced to jail terms, fines, probation, community service, and sometimes execution.
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| Subject
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Imprisonment-- United States-- History.
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Justice, Administration of-- United States-- History.
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Prisons-- United States-- History.
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Imprisonment.
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Justice, Administration of.
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Prisons.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Penology.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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365/.973
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| LC Classification
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HV9466.N49 2010eb
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