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TWILIGHT OF THE PRISONS - FRANCE

NCJ Number
26936
Author(s)
M KUNSTLE; C VINCENT
Date Published
1972
Length
281 pages
Annotation
EXPOSE OF CRIME, VIOLENCE, REPRESSION, INEFFECTIVENESS, AND OTHER FAILURES OF THE PRISON SYSTEM IN FRANCE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH BOTH INMATES AND CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL.
Abstract
DESCRIBED ARE INMATE AND STAFF SUBCULTURES AND THE EFFECTS OF IMPRISONMENT. --IN FRENCH