Explore the gray areas in your gray matter--philosophical brainteasers from the bestselling author of The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten. Is your brain ready for a thorough philosophical health ...more on ebook "Do You Think What You Think You Thi..."

The American prison system has grown tenfold in thirty years, while crime rates have been relatively flat: 2 million people are behind bars on any given day, more prisoners than in any other ...more on ebook "Going Up the River..."

First published in 1928, The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti represents one of the great personal documents of the twentieth century: a volume commemorating the eightieth anniversary of Sacco ...more on ebook "The Letters of Sacco and Vanzetti..."

"Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major public concern. How should society respond? What should be done with those who offend repeatedly? Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment ...more on ebook "Offender Rehabilitation and Treatme..."

Veronica Compton Wallace was convicted of attempted murder (the Hillside Strangler case in California). Her 21 years as a prisoner have afforded her a rare view of lives needlessly destroyed ...more on ebook "Eating the Ashes - Seeking Rehabili..."

"How can you help someone who doesn't want to be helped? Should you even try? If motivation is considered not only as an intrinsic attribute of the offender, but dependent upon a range of fa ...more on ebook "Motivating Offenders to Change: A G..."

Chapter One

Dobie Gillis Williams

When I first met him I was struck by his name, Dobie Gillis, and then when I heard he had a brother named John Boy, another TV character, I ...more on ebook "The Death of Innocents..."

A potent combination of theory and practice, this new paperback edition addresses a variety of justice issues, such as whether prisoners with developmental disabilities are discriminated aga ...more on ebook "Offenders with Developmental Disabi..."

In September 1996, fifty-three-year-old heroin addict Billy Ochoa was sentenced to 326 years in prison. His crime: committing $2,100 worth of welfare fraud. Ochoa was sent to New Folsom su ...more on ebook "Hard Time Blues..."

This book examines the control of problem behaviour in prison from a situational crime prevention perspective. Following the success of situational crime prevention in community settings, Ri ...more on ebook "Situational Prison Control..."