{"product_id":"9781119082774","title":"Hard Time A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHard Time\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Johnson | Ann Marie Rocheleau | Alison B. Martin | Francis T. Cullen | Alison Liebling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Criminology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e4th Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is a revised and updated version of the highly successful text addressing the origins, evolution, and promise of America’s penal system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws from both ethnographic and professional material, and situates the prison experience within both contemporary and historical contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures first person accounts from male and female inmates and staff, revealing what it’s actually like to live and work in prison\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes all-new chapters on prison reform and on supermax correctional facilities, including the latest research on confinement, long-term segregation, and death row\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a wide range of topics, including the nature of prison as punishment; prisoner personality types and coping strategies; gang violence; prison officers’ custodial duties; and psychological, educational, and work programs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops policy recommendations for the future based on qualitative and quantitative research and evidence-based initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Justice, Law and Criminology at American University, Washington, D.C., and Editor and Publisher of BleakHouse Publishing. His publications include \u003ci\u003eDeath Work: A Study of the Modern Execution Process\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Outstanding Book Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Marie Rocheleau\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor at Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts. She collaborated on research studies on adult and juvenile corrections, community policing, and drug purchase for the National Institute of Justice and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison B. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Policy Analyst with the Council of State Governments Justice Center. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eRights and Responsibilities of Citizenship the World Over\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGay and Lesbian Communities the World Over\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes a Foreword by Francis T. Cullen, Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology at the University of Cincinnati and an Afterword by Alison Libeling, University Lecturer and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Cambridge University Institute of Criminology. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 August 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119082774\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314360283276,"sku":"9781119082774","price":65.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119082774_a6db8470-13d4-4064-89c7-c15a79e2158b.jpg?v=1780155404","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119082774","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}