Compassionate Confinement a Year in the Life of Unit C.

By:

Abrams, Laura S [Author]

Contributor(s):

Anderson-Nathe, Ben

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813554143

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HV9104 .C667 2013

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Subject: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	HV9104 .27 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn823725797

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.

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