NCJ Number
159858
Editor(s)
S L Tipp
Date Published
1991
Length
262 pages
Annotation
This textbook juxtaposes opposing viewpoints related to specific aspects of the American correctional system to create an ongoing debate that will encourage students to develop critical thinking skills.
Abstract
The specific topics examined here include the societal purpose of incarceration, ways in which prisons affect criminals, ways in which prison overcrowding can be resolved, the question of prison privatization, and the viability of alternatives to incarceration. Each article is preceded by a quotation that expresses the author's primary argument. The articles are accompanied by activities designed to stimulate students to evaluate sources of information, separate fact from opinion, identify stereotypes, and recognize ethnocentrism.