{"product_id":"on-the-parole-board-9780231177320","title":"On the Parole Board","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inside look at parole board decision making and its consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Parole Board is an excellent book and opens up the black box of parole hearings to the public. But more than simply describing the procedures followed in conducting a hearing (which he does incredibly well), Frederic G. Reamer puts a personal face on the process. -- Joan Petersilia, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford Law School As both a social worker and a parole board member, Reamer offers an insider's view into prisons and the work of a parole board. Brief case histories help provide real-world insight into the back end of the criminal justice system. -- Howard Abadinsky, author of Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice Reamer has brought a lens of humanity to both inmates and their victims. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the U.S. penal system and those often forgotten in its wake. -- Edward Latessa, professor and director, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati Reamer combines a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system with a generous and deeply personal account of crime's human impact. Publishers Weekly Readers who are unfamiliar with the criminal justice system will find all of this information like the beam of a flashlight in a black hole... For students and teachers in the field of criminal justice and general readers who are curious about the parole system. Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Note to Readers 1. Getting Started 2. Goodness and Evil 3. On Being a Victim 4. Punishment, Retribution, and Shame 5. Redemption and Hope 6. The Pursuit of Justice Notes","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195152593239,"sku":"9780231177320","price":79.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231177320.jpg?v=1763646554","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-parole-board-9780231177320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}