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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

Table of Contents
SECTION I: DOING CRIME; SECTION II: REHABILITATION; SECTION III: FINDING FAITH; SECTION IV: BEING IMPRISONED; SECTION V: LIVING IN PRISON; SECTION VI: JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE

Crime and Punishment

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 6 January 1999
      ISBN-13 9780195329858
      978-0195329858
      ISBN-10 0195329856
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      Offenders / Criminals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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

      Table of Contents
      SECTION I: DOING CRIME; SECTION II: REHABILITATION; SECTION III: FINDING FAITH; SECTION IV: BEING IMPRISONED; SECTION V: LIVING IN PRISON; SECTION VI: JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE

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