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My Prison Journal - Volume 1

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
John Smith
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
Date Modified:
July 25, 2018
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Not Sick Enough: The Insanity Defense

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American RadioWorks Correspondent John Biewen examines one case that illustrates the difficulties of claiming legal... see more

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Presentation
Author:
American Radio Works
Date Created:
January 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Crime,

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This site contains a number of different statistics regarding prisons, including Perceptions of Crime and Perceptions of... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Prison Policy Initiative
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
August 30, 2020
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In the Shadows: Sexual Violence in U.S. Detention Facilities

In the Shadows: Sexual Violence in U.S. Detention Facilities icon

This site is a document that explains sexual violence in prisons and examines the legal framework, conditions giving rise... see more

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Author:
UN Committee Against Torture
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
October 29, 2020
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Introducción al Compliance en el Derecho Comparado. Primera parte: Alonomología. Common Law

Introducción al Compliance en el Derecho Comparado. Primera parte: Alonomología. Common Law icon

The proposal of this paper consists in presenting a series of arguments that support the following statement: for the... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Pablo Banchio
Date Created:
February 16, 2020
Date Modified:
September 25, 2020
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Mass Incarceration in the United States

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This course covers the current state of incarceration in the United States and proposals for reform. Class materials... see more

Material Type:
Online Course
Author:
Ariel White
Date Created:
March 30, 2022
Date Modified:
March 11, 2023
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MRSA Awareness

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Access to an eighteen minute video that provides information about MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) is... see more

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Presentation
Author:
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Date Created:
November 7, 2007
Date Modified:
June 26, 2019
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Prisoners' Rights

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This site, sponsored by the ACLU, contains links to prisoners' rights issues in the news. The links are current and... see more

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Author:
ACLU
Date Created:
July 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Probation and Parole Statistics

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This site contains statistics and summary findings on Probationers and Parolees in the federal, state and local systems.... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Created:
January 7, 2006
Date Modified:
February 22, 2022
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Assorted Death Penalty Reports

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This site contains a variety of reports by the Death Penalty Information Center covering subjects such as race,... see more

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Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
July 9, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Capital Punishment Statistics

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This site contains a variety of statistics regarding capital punishment through 2004. There is also a link to a complete... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Created:
January 7, 2006
Date Modified:
July 16, 2018
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History of the Death Penalty

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This site contains some papers tracing the history of the use of the death penalty in the U.S. Part I includes... see more

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Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
July 9, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Is William Martinez Not Our Brother?: Twenty Years of the Prison Creative Arts Project

Is William Martinez Not Our Brother?: Twenty Years of the Prison Creative Arts Project icon

Prisons are an invisible, but dominant, part of American society: the United States incarcerates more people than any... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Buzz Alexander
Date Created:
August 22, 2016
Date Modified:
January 1, 2018
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Lock Up

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This hour-long show looks at the lives of inmates and their families, from a call-in radio show for prisoners and their... see more

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Case Study
Author:
This American Life
Date Created:
January 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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NIJ's Response to Prison Rape Elimination Act

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Discusses sexual assualt in the United States prison system.

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Author:
National Institute of Justice
Date Created:
March 21, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Prison Issues

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This site contains lecture notes that are part of an introductory criminal justice course. This section deals with prison... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Author:
Tom O'Connor
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
May 22, 2019
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Prison Privatization Links

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This site, sponsored by AFSCME, provides links to a number of resources on prison privatization. There are a variety of... see more

Material Type:
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Author:
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Prison Rape Elimination Act Resources

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On September 4, 2003, President Bush signed the first-ever federal law to address the problem of rape and sexual abuse... see more

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Author:
Stop Prison Rape
Date Created:
July 6, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Prison Statistics

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This site contains summary statistics on prisoners in the Federal and State prisons. There are also links to other sites... see more

Material Type:
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Author:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Date Created:
January 7, 2006
Date Modified:
July 16, 2018
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The Three R's of Reentry

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This white paper is intended to be an opportunity to create a dialogue about offender reentry from a victim-, family, and... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
American Probation and Parole Association
Date Created:
July 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Crimes Punishable by the Death Penalty

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This site contains a state by state list of what crimes result in the death penalty. There is also a link to the federal... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
July 9, 2006
Date Modified:
October 26, 2021
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Facts about Deterrence and the Death Penalty

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This site contains links to a variety of different papers that concern deterrence and the death penalty. There are links... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
July 9, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Multimedia Resources on the Death Penalty

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This site contains links to both video excerpts and audio excerpts on news clips regarding the death penalty. There are a... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Richard Dieter
Date Created:
July 9, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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