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1	Life and Death in Shanghai more books like this by Nien Cheng add to wishlist This is a first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Nien Cheng, an anglophile and fluent English-speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai under Mao, was put under house arrest by Red Guards in 1966 and subsequently jailed. All attempts to make her confess to the charges of being a British spy failed; all efforts to indoctrinate her were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Discipline and Punishment: The Birth of the Prison more books like this by Michel Foucault add to wishlist A history of the development of the science of penology in the West. Foucault, a celebrated French scholar and former professor at the College de France, examines the shift in Western attitudes towards criminal justice and punishment, tracing their shift from an emphasis upon divine justice and retribution in the Middle Ages to the faith in ... see all copies from $5.75! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
3	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist In his first work of nonfiction, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author John Grisham pens an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry, in a book that reads like one of his fictional, page-turning legal thrillers. A gritty, harrowing true-crime story.--"Time." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation more books like this by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn add to wishlist Solzhenitsyn's gripping epic masterpiece, the searing record of four decades of Soviet terror and oppression, in one abridged volume, authorized by the author see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Corrections: An Introduction more books like this by Richard P Seiter add to wishlist For courses in introduction to corrections and correctional institutions. Experience the world of corrections from the inside in Corrections: An Introduction, the first introduction to corrections text written by an author that is both an accomplished scholar and a former corrections professional. Practical, contemporary and concise, the book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| SVS
6	Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing more books like this by Ted Conover add to wishlist In this investigative report on prison life, a journalist who took a year-long job as a rookie guard--or "new jack"--in Sing Sing prison chronicles what life is like behind bars for both convicts and staff and candidly recounts changes in his behavior and attitudes. This book also includes a colorful history of Sing Sing prison. Winner of the 2001 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Essentials of Criminal Justice more books like this by Larry J Siegel add to wishlist Master the ins and outs of the criminal justice system with ESSENTIALS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE! With coverage of topics such as criminal justice in the media, diversity issues in the justice system, and a comparison between the U.S. crime rate and international crime, this criminal justice text helps you better understand the basics of the criminal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99!
8	Corrections in the 21st Century more books like this by Frank Schmalleger add to wishlist "Corrections in the 21st Century" takes a practical approach to introducing students to the ideas and practices characteristic of modern corrections. It equips them with the skills necessary to succeed in the field. Its three-pronged approach to corrections includes a thorough description of correctional ideology, including professionalism, policy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	American Corrections more books like this by Todd R Clear add to wishlist In this second edition of their well-recieved introductory text, the authors offer the idea of the "corrections system" in order to enhance understanding of the complexity and variety of corrections. Students become aware that there are not just prisons, but a wide variety of programs and methods to deal with offenders. The authors consistently ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States more books like this by Helen Prejean, Sister add to wishlist In 1982, a Roman Catholic nun became the spiritual advisor to a condemned murderer who was soon executed. Powerfully and persuasively, with a compassion that embraces not only the terrified killer but the families of his victims and the men who executed him, Prejean narrates Patrick Sonnier's walk to the electric chair. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Corrections in America: An Introduction more books like this by Harry E Allen add to wishlist For junior/senior-level courses in Introduction to Corrections, Institutional Corrections, Community Based Corrections, Social Control, Crime and Punishment, and Criminology. Contemporary in look and feel, this leading text in corrections for over the past quarter of a century continues to explore the cutting edge of the field. It focuses on how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Probation & Parole: Theory & Practice more books like this by Howard Abadinsky add to wishlist Take a look inside the real world of probation and parole. Featuring a front-line practitioner's insights based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole officer, this text exposes students to the complex, "real" world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in approach, it explores the cutting-edge of both practice and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth more books like this by John Hubner add to wishlist This wrenching, but ultimately uplifting, look at one of the country's most crucial social issues--violent youth--takes readers inside the Giddings State School in Texas, one of the most aggressive and successful programs for violent young offenders. High school & older. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $9.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	With God in Russia more books like this by Walter Ciszek add to wishlist Father Walter Ciszek, S.J. tells the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an "American spy", the incredible daily rigors of life as a prisoner, and his extraordinary faith in God and committment to his priestly vows and vocation. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $10.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from Prison more books like this by Jack Henry Abbott add to wishlist A visionary book in the repertoire of prison literature. This is a 37-year-old man's account of 25 years behind bars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.72! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience more books like this by Gitta Sereny add to wishlist This biography details the life of Franz Stangl, a sentenced war criminal. During World War II, Stangl served as commandant of the Treblinka death camp where an estimated 870,000 prisoners were murdered. Gitty Sereny--famous for her controversial true crime books--claimed that she wrote this book "to penetrate the personality of at least one of ... see all copies from $3.83! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Corrections in America more books like this by Harry E Allen, Clifford E Simonsen, Edward J Latessa add to wishlist For courses in Introduction to Corrections, Institutional Corrections, and Crime and Punishment. This is the # 1 Intro to Corrections book in the market! It has been the # 1 book since the 1970s! New and updated statistics and figures bring the currency into this leading text in the corrections field. The latest trends and issues in corrections ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $74.95!
18 view cover	Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons more books like this by Alan Elsner add to wishlist Gates of Injustice is an extraordinarily compelling expose of the American prison system now completely updated in this new paperback editon: how more than 2,000,000 Americans came to be incarcerated; what it's really like on the inside; what it's like for the families left on the outside; and how an enormous "prison-industrial complex" has grown ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $9.64! \| signed copies \| SVS
19 view cover	Norman Hall's Corrections Officer Exam Preparation Book more books like this by Norman S Hall (Preface by) add to wishlist Offers full-length practice exams, sample questions, and information about physical abilities tests, psychological exams, and oral boards. see all copies from $4.83! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival more books like this by Alicia Partnoy, Raquel Partnoy (Illustrator), Lois Athey (Translator) add to wishlist One of Argentina's 30,000 "disappeared", Alicia Partnoy was abducted from her home by secret police and taken to a concentration camp where she was tortured, and where most of the other prisoners were killed. Smuggled out and published anonymously, THE LITTLE SCHOOL is Partnoy's memoir of her disappearance and imprisonment. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $10.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	Games Criminals Play: How You Can Profit by Knowing Them more books like this by Bud Allen, Diana Bosta add to wishlist A bestseller for over two decades, this fascinating resource exposes how criminals try to control the behavior of correctional personnel--how to recognize, prevent, and stop manipulation. Learn how inmates observe and select victims. Also, see how they gain their confidence and sympathy and make demands. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $31.95!
22 view cover	Inside: Life Behind Bars in America more books like this by Michael G Santos add to wishlist American jails and prisons confine nearly 13.5 million people each year, and it is estimated that six to seven percent of the population will be confined in their lifetimes. Despite these disturbing numbers, little is known about life inside beyond the mythology of popular culture. Michael Santos has dedicated the last two decades of his life to ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Essentials of Corrections more books like this by G Larry Mays, Jr Winfree add to wishlist ESSENTIALS OF CORRECTIONS, Fourth Edition, introduces you to the essential elements of the U.S. corrections system without bogging you down in excessive detail or unnecessary technical jargon. Unbiased and accessible, the text includes coverage of the history of corrections, careers, alternatives to incarceration, probation/parole, race/ethnicity ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.30! \| SVS
24 view cover	Race to Incarcerate more books like this by Marc Mauer, Justice add to wishlist The assistant director of The Sentencing Project, a criminal justice reform group, analyzes the unprecedented explosion in the prison population during the past 25 years, and examines how the "get tough" movement has taken its most serious toll on African Americans. see all copies from $2.63! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Total Confinement: Madness and Reason in the Maximum Security Prison more books like this by Lorna A Rhodes add to wishlist In this rare firsthand account, Lorna Rhodes takes us into a hidden world that lies at the heart of the maximum security prison. Focusing on the 'supermaximums' - and the mental health units that complement them - Rhodes conveys the internal contradictions of a system mandated to both punish and treat. Her often harrowing, sometimes poignant, ... see all copies from $15.97! new only from $30.62!

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