| Bundle: Krisberg: American Corrections, Concepts and Controversies, 2e (Paperback) + Pratt: Addicted to Incarceration, Corrections Policy and the Poli Contributor(s): Krisberg, Barry A. (Author), Pratt, Travis C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1544359071 ISBN-13: 9781544359076 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $179.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Penology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
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| Publisher Description: This bundle includes Krisberg: American Corrections, Concepts and Controversies, 2e (Paperback) and Pratt: Addicted to Incarceration, Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States 2e (Paperback) |
Contributor Bio(s): Krisberg, Barry A.: - Barry Krisberg (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is a Senior Fellow at the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at the University of California, Berkeley Law School and a Lecturer in Residence at in the Juris Doctor Program at Berkeley Law. He is known nationally for his research and expertise on juvenile justice and corrections issues and is often called upon as a resource for professionals, foundations, and the media. Dr. Krisberg was appointed by the legislature to serve on the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Inmate Population Management. Past president and fellow of the Western Society of Criminology, he was Chair of the California Attorney General's Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Krisberg was appointed to chair an Expert Panel to investigate the conditions in the California youth prisons. His many books and articles include Juvenile Justice and Continuing the Struggle for Justice, both published by SAGE. Pratt, Travis C.: - Travis C. Pratt received his degrees from Clark College, Washington State University (BA, Political Science; MA, Criminal Justice), and the University of Cincinnati (PhD, Criminal Justice). He has served on the faculty of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark, was the Director of the Program in Criminal Justice at Washington State University, and a Professor the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He is currently a Fellow with the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute. His research and publications focus primarily on structural and integrated theories of crime and delinquency (including macro-level, multilevel, and individual-level approaches to the study of criminal/deviant behavior) and correctional policy (both institutional and community corrections). He has published over 100 articles that have appeared in the leading peer-reviewed journals in the field, including: Crime and Justice: A Review of Research; Criminology; Journal of Youth and Adolescence; Journal of Pediatrics; Journal of Quantitative Criminology; Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency; and, Justice Quarterly. He received the 2006 Ruth Shonle Cavan Outstanding Young Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology for his research and scholarship. |
