Chinyere Ogbonna, Ross Nordin

Voices from the Inside

Case Studies from a Tennessee Women's Prison

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Produktbeschreibung

This book takes readers into the cells of a maximum security prison to reveal the personal accounts of over sixty women that are incarcerated for drug crimes. The stories will shock and entertain, and will certainly help readers to see more than the statistics behind drug offenses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9780761848066
• ISBN-10: 0761848061
• Artikelnr.: 26950707

Autorenporträt

Chinyere Ogbonna is Assistant Professor of Public Management and Administration at Austin Peay State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Tables
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Acknowledgments
Chapter 5 Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 6 Chapter 2: Voices from the Inside - Pain Killers and Addiction
Chapter 7 Chapter 3: Voices from the Inside - Peer Pressure and Addiction
Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Voices from the Inside - Escape from Abuse and Tragedy
Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Voices from the Inside - The Lure of Big Money
Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Data Analysis
Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Rehabilitation Programs and Release Preparation
Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Classification and Procedures
Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Drug Court
Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Discussions and Conclusions
Chapter 15 Appendix 'A': Schedule for Rank of Drugs Potential for Abuse
Chapter 16 Appendix 'B': Questions asked of the participants
Chapter 17 Appendix 'C': TCU Drug Screen II
Chapter 18 Bibliography
Chapter 19 Index
Chapter 20 About the Authors