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Corrections in the Community (book)
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1997, page 16
by Edward Latessa and Harry Allen is a 473 page college textbook giving an overview of criminal sanctions other than prison, such as probation, home detention, community services, etc. The authors' underlying theme is that prisons generally do more harm than good and efforts should be made to minimize the number of people subjected to it. Cost $34.95.
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