Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
Inside Views
Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-532985-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Robert Johnson and Hans Toch's Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is an edited volume of original essays written by offenders "in their own words." The book provides a unique, inside view of crime, prisoners, and the experience of punishment.
These essays represent the worldviews of 52 offenders, introducing the reader to the forces that shaped their lives and compelled them to commit crimes, their struggles with their own feelings, and their experiences--often rocky--with prison life and the criminal justice system.
Crime and Punishment: Inside Views is useful as a supplement for courses in criminal justice, corrections, and criminology. It illuminates a wide array of individuals, settings, and issues, offering a stimulating introduction to the study of crime and punishment. These writings will sharpen student's critical thinking skills as they compare and judge these offenders' own words against the context of their textbooks. Editors Johnson and Toch's insightful introductions and commentaries at the beginning of each section and each essay serve as a useful "road map," framing the various writings and putting them into perspective.
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- Section I: Doing Crime
- 1. Astro Creep
- 2. The St. Francis Hotel
- 3. Wasted Days, Wasted Nights
- 4. Perfectly Impaired
- 5. Robbery
- 6. Interstate Flight
- 7. Better You Than Me
- 8. We Are All Human Beings
- 9. Reflections from Death Row
- 10. Socio-Economic Suppression and Crime
- Section II: Rehabilitation
- 11. My Rehabilitation
- 12. A True Story
- 13. Freedom Within
- 14. After the War
- 15. Prison, Crime, and Addiction
- 16. Facing Your Problem
- 17. No One Ever Asked Me, Why?
- 18. A View From Within
- Section III: Finding Faith
- 19. Prayer
- 20. Paradox Shrugged
- 21. A Life Restored
- 22. Reflections from the Cell
- 23. Blessed in Prison
- 24. Mending a Broken Heart
- Section IV: Being Imprisoned
- 25. Freedom: A Magnificent Possession
- 26. Life in a Microwave
- 27. Meaning of Life in Prison
- 28. Big Trouble in Li'l Chilli
- 29. A Single Unheard Voice
- Section V: Living in Prison
- 30. Behind the Wall
- 31. Control
- 32. Prison Is a Place
- 33. A Career Statement
- 34. Michael
- 35. Foreigner
- 36. Beethoven
- 37. A Weekend With the Inmate Plumber
- 38. A Deadly Game
- 39. The Sixth Commandment
- 40. The Long-Awaited Day of Freedom
- Section VI: Justice and Injustice
- 41. Number Twenty-Seven
- 42. The L.A. County Jail
- 43. California Cesspool
- 44. The Manipulation Game
- 45. Prisoners, Poverty, and the Politics of Slavery
- 46. In Search of Win
- 47. There Is No Justice in Florida
- 48. I'm Not Guilty, But Kill Me Anyway
- 49. Adjudicated Probation
- 50. Unmasking the Face of Death
