Author: New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Hand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira
Author: New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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A Handbook of the New York State Reformatory of Elmira
Author: Frederick Chester AllenPublisher:
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Category : Reformatories
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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Hand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira, Comp
Author: Elmira New York (State). St ReformatoryPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290685429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
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A Handbook of the New York State Reformatory of Elmira
Author: Frederick Chester AllenPublisher:
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Category : Reformatories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Hand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira
Author: Fred C. AllenHand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira
Author: New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Reformatories
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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Hand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frederick Chester AllenPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265404997
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Excerpt from Hand Book of the New York State Reformatory at Elmira N the year 1869 a law was enacted in the state of New York, authorizing the establishment of an institution for the reception of male felons, between the ages of sixteen and thirty, not previously convicted of any crime punishable by imprisonment in a state prison. The institution was to be located in the city of Elmira, and its name was to be the New York State Reformatory at Elmira. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2212
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An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice
Author: Valentine KorahPublisher:
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Category : Antitrust law
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
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Benevolent Repression
Author: Alexander W. PisciottaPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814767974
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The opening, in 1876, of the Elmira Reformatory marked the birth of the American adult reformatory movement and the introduction of a new approach to crime and the treatment of criminals. Hailed as a reform panacea and the humane solution to America's ongoing crisis of crime and social disorder, Elmira sparked an ideological revolution. Repression and punishment were supposedly out. Academic and vocational education, military drill, indeterminate sentencing and parole—"benevolent reform"—were now considered instrumental to instilling in prisoners a respect for God, law, and capitalism. Not so, says Al Pisciotta, in this highly original, startling, and revealing work. Drawing upon previously unexamined sources from over a half-dozen states and a decade of research, Pisciotta explodes the myth that Elmira and other institutions of "the new penology" represented a significant advance in the treatment of criminals and youthful offenders. The much-touted programs failed to achieve their goals; instead, prisoners, under Superintendent Zebulon Brockway, considered the Father of American Corrections, were whipped with rubber hoses and two-foot leather straps, restricted to bread and water in dark dungeons during months of solitary confinement, and brutally subjected to a wide range of other draconian psychological and physical abuses intended to pound them into submission. Escapes, riots, violence, drugs, suicide, arson, and rape were the order of the day in these prisons, hardly conducive to the transformation of "dangerous criminal classes into Christian gentleman," as was claimed. Reflecting the racism and sexism in the social order in general, the new penology also legitimized the repression of the lower classes. Highlighting the disparity between promise and practice in America's prisons, Pisciotta draws on seven inmate case histories to illustrate convincingly that the "March of Progress" was nothing more than a reversion to the ways of old. In short, the adult reformatory movement promised benevolent reform but delivered benevolent repression—a pattern that continues to this day. A vital contribution to the history of crime, corrections, and criminal justice, this book will also have a major impact on our thinking about contemporary corrections and issues surrounding crime, punishment, and social control.