[PDF.49es] Seminary of Virtue: The Ideology and Practice of Inmate Reform at Eastern State Penitentiary, 1829-1971

Seminary of Virtue: The Ideology and Practice of Inmate Reform at Eastern State Penitentiary, 1829-1971

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 | #3960890 in Books |  Peter Lang International Academic Publishers |  2012-02-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.80 x.50 x5.90l,.70 | File type: PDF | 201 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Meticulously Researched and Very Readable|By J. R. King|Dr. Kahan explores an issue that affects everyone, but is little talked about: The many mandates and challenges of American correctional institutions. With an in-depth look at one of the country's most unique and beloved historical attractions, Seminary of Virtue gives the reader new insight about how prisons have histori| |«Paul Kahan has an amazingly balanced feel for the history, the politics, the sociology and the frustration of incarceration in a democratic society. All of these aspects of the prison experience come together in ‘Seminary of Virtue’ to demon

Seminary of Virtue explores the history of penal education programs, demonstrating that America’s prisons have historically been educational (as well as punitive) institutions. This volume argues that Eastern State Penitentiary’s extensive and aggressive educational program reflected a general American belief that correctional institutions should educate inmates as a way of reducing recidivism and thereby «reforming» them. No mere case stud...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Seminary of Virtue: The Ideology and Practice of Inmate Reform at Eastern State Penitentiary, 1829-1971   |  Paul Kahan.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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