Decades Behind Bars
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6923-6 (ISBN)
Gaye Holman is a retired professor of sociology. For several decades she taught within four medium-security correctional facilities in the Louisville, Kentucky area and coordinated her college's degree program there. She still resides in Louisville where she is deeply involved in efforts to help ex-offenders as they re-enter society.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
One—“I’m weary all the time”: An Introduction to the Men
Two—“Gnaws at your heart like a worm”: The Emotional Impact of Incarceration
Three—In the Belly of the Beast: Entering Prison
Four—On the Yard: Day-to-Day Life in Prison
Five—In the Lion’s Mouth: Crime and Rule-Breaking Within the Walls
Six—Power, Respect and the Convict Code: Surviving Behind Bars
Seven—The Past That Clings to Them: Scars of Child Abuse and Neglect
Eight—Desperate Connections: Family Ties
Nine—Two Sides of a Coin: The Man and His Crime
Ten—Searching for Blue Skies: Religion Behind Bars
Eleven—The Long Wait: The Parole Process
Twelve—End of the Journey: Illness and Death in Prison
Thirteen—The Patterns of Change: Results of the Study and Suggestions for Improvement
Fourteen—The Conversation Begins: Current Status of Inmate Subjects
Glossary of Prison Terminology
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2017 |
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Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 300 g |
Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6923-6 / 1476669236 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6923-6 / 9781476669236 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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