Surviving Incarceration: Inside Canadian Prisons

by Rose Ricciardelli

Book Overview

Is prison a humane form of punishment and an effective means of rehabilitation? Are current prison policies, such as shifting resources away from rehabilitation toward housing more offenders, improving the safety and lives of incarcerated populations?

Considering that many Canadians have served time, are currently incarcerated, or may one day be incarcerated-and will be released back into society-it is essential for the functioning and betterment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771120533
• ISBN13: 9781771120531
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"