Compassionate Confinement a Year in the Life of Unit C.
Abrams, Laura S.
Compassionate Confinement a Year in the Life of Unit C. - New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Critical Issues in Crime and Society .
Title Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. History and Current Tensions in Juvenile Corrections; Chapter 2. The Setting; Chapter 3. Mixed Messages: ""Therapy Speak in a Correctional Milieu""; Chapter 4. ""Take It Like a Man"": Masculinities, Treatment, and Crime; Chapter 5. ""Jumping Through Hoops"": Identity, Self-Preservation, and Change; Chapter 6. On the Outs; Chapter 7. Rehabilitating Rehabilitation: What We Learned From Unit C; Appendix. Behind the Scenes: Reflections on Field Research in Action.
This ethnographic text brings to light the challenges and complexities inherent in the U.S. system of juvenile corrections. Building on over a year of field work at a boys' residential facility, the authors provide a context for contemporary institutions and highlight some of the system's most troubling tensions. The book provides narratives, observations, case examples, and recommendations for rehabilitating the system. A detailed appendix on conducting field research is useful for individuals in th.
9780813554143
Juvenile corrections--United States.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitiation--United States.
Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.
Juvenile corrections--United States.
Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.
Electronic Books.
HV9104 / .C667 2013
Compassionate Confinement a Year in the Life of Unit C. - New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (188 pages) - Critical Issues in Crime and Society .
Title Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. History and Current Tensions in Juvenile Corrections; Chapter 2. The Setting; Chapter 3. Mixed Messages: ""Therapy Speak in a Correctional Milieu""; Chapter 4. ""Take It Like a Man"": Masculinities, Treatment, and Crime; Chapter 5. ""Jumping Through Hoops"": Identity, Self-Preservation, and Change; Chapter 6. On the Outs; Chapter 7. Rehabilitating Rehabilitation: What We Learned From Unit C; Appendix. Behind the Scenes: Reflections on Field Research in Action.
This ethnographic text brings to light the challenges and complexities inherent in the U.S. system of juvenile corrections. Building on over a year of field work at a boys' residential facility, the authors provide a context for contemporary institutions and highlight some of the system's most troubling tensions. The book provides narratives, observations, case examples, and recommendations for rehabilitating the system. A detailed appendix on conducting field research is useful for individuals in th.
9780813554143
Juvenile corrections--United States.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitiation--United States.
Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.
Juvenile corrections--United States.
Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.
Electronic Books.
HV9104 / .C667 2013