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Prison-wise: A Psychologist's Views on the Impact of Incarceration and on Transformative Prison Reform
Get an eye-opening glimpse into the psychological experience of incarceration.
Other than those who live and work in prisons, not many people understand what prison life really entails. This book is a window into the devastating experience of being behind bars and the way it impacts the mental state of individual inmates.
Rather than sensationalizing life inside a correctional institution, this straight and honest presentation from a psychologist with over twenty years of time working in the prison system lays bare how the loss of freedom and new environment can lead to profoundly negative personal changes.
While prisons are a necessary part of our society, they are far from perfect, and Dr. Jaffe proposes a number of innovative reforms that could improve the lives of inmates, their families, and our society as a whole by transforming criminals into pro-social community participants.
Why strive to enhance the place where the worst among us are sent? The safety and security of everyone depends on it.
Other than those who live and work in prisons, not many people understand what prison life really entails. This book is a window into the devastating experience of being behind bars and the way it impacts the mental state of individual inmates.
Rather than sensationalizing life inside a correctional institution, this straight and honest presentation from a psychologist with over twenty years of time working in the prison system lays bare how the loss of freedom and new environment can lead to profoundly negative personal changes.
While prisons are a necessary part of our society, they are far from perfect, and Dr. Jaffe proposes a number of innovative reforms that could improve the lives of inmates, their families, and our society as a whole by transforming criminals into pro-social community participants.
Why strive to enhance the place where the worst among us are sent? The safety and security of everyone depends on it.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 29, 2022
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