Abrams, Laura S. <br/><br/>
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 .
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<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813554143 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Juvenile corrections--United States.<br/>Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitiation--United States.<br/>Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.<br/>Juvenile corrections--United States.<br/>Juvenile detention homes--United States--Case studies.<br/>Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9104  / .C667 2013