Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
ISBN 13 | 9780195386127 |
ISBN 10 | 0195386124 |
Author | Professor of Law Joan Petersilia |
Language | English |
Book Description | Every year, hundreds of thousands of jailed Americans leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious |
About the Author | Joan Petersilia is Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine. The author of numerous books and a former president of the American Society of Criminology, she is a consultant to the United States Department of Justice and to many state and local agencies. Read more |
Publication Date | 21 April 2009 |
Number of Pages | 320 pages |
When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry