Crime, prisons, and jails - 2007 ed. - Detroit, MI Thomson/Gale c2008 - viii, 168 p. ill. 28 cm. - Information series on current topics Information Plus reference series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Crime in the United States --2. Victims of crime -- 3. Hate crimes and terrorism in the United States -- 4. White-collar crime --5. Controlling crime --6. Correctional facilities : prisons and jails --7. Characteristics and rights of inmates --8. Probation and parole --9. Juvenile crime.

9781414407678 (pbk.) 141440767X (pbk.)


Crime--United States--Statistics.
Prisons--United States--Statistics.
Jails--United States--Statistics.

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