Current Controversies - Prisons (paperback edition) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0737701463 ISBN 13: 9780737701463

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 1999

Synopsis

The prison population in the United States has grown dramatically. With this growth comes controversy over the condition and effectiveness of prisons. Tentative chapters in this anthology include: Do Prisons Work? How Should Prisoners Be Treated? Is The Use of Inmate Labor Acceptable? What are the Alternatives to Prison?

About this title

Review:

"This anthology includes essays that initially appeared in periodicals, newspapers, books, government documents, and public and private organizational publications...A balanced presentation for highly controversial views, the selections differ in style and polish; some are carefully reasoned, and others are emotionally charged. Three major sections explore the dimensions of the problem, its causes, and possible remedies. Pulling no punches, this title covers its subjects well. Useful for research, for reports, and for debates."
-- School Library Journal (November 2001) (School Library Journal 20011101)

"I have almost every series Greenhaven Press has published and love them all..These titles will be a gret resource for current events, history, and speech classes and debate teams. Highly Recommended."
--Library Media Connection (August/September 2004) (Library Media Connection 20040901)

"This wide-ranging entry in the Current Controversies series gives readers information for reports as well as for making personal choices. The writing is more intellectual than impassioned, and supporting evidence usually comes from respected sources that young readers will likely recognize and trust. Rich materials for many curricular disciplines."
-- Booklist (May 2002) (Booklist 20020501)

From Booklist:

Like others in the Current Controversies series, this anthology presents opposing sides of a controversial topic. It examines in depth four questions concerning the effectiveness of incarceration, the treatment of prisoners, privatization, and inmate labor. Arguments for and against each question are given, culled from a variety of publications and representing a wide range of views, with contributors' affiliations and backgrounds briefly noted. The articles are current: many are dated 1999; the oldest appeared in 1994. An extensive bibliography and a list of pertinent organizations, including Web sites, will facilitate further research. While there is some topical overlap with the Opposing Viewpoints 1991 series title America's Prisons, there is no duplication of articles, and the focus and format are different. Teens studying the controversial issues surrounding America's penal system will appreciate the thoroughness and unbiased approach. Catherine Andronik

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0737701463
• ISBN 13: 9780737701463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Editor: Grapes Bryan J.