| Description |
1 online resource (v, 140 pages) : illustrations. |
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Criminal justice handbook series
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Criminal justice handbook series.
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| Note |
At head of title: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna. |
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"This handbook for prison leaders was prepared for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by Vivienne Chin ..."--Page III. |
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"United Nations publication sales no. E.10. IV.4"--Title page verso. |
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"March 2010"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- How to use the Handbook -- Chapter 1. Identification of current challenges -- Chapter 2. Effective leadership -- Chapter 3. Human rights, international standards and good prison management -- Chapter 4. Importance of the legal framework, policies and regulations -- Chapter 5. Management and accountability -- Chapter 6. Management of human and financial resources -- Chapter 7. Management of physical facilities -- Chapter 8. Meeting the basic needs of prisoners -- Chapter 9. Vulnerable prisoners -- Chapter 10. Children and youth in prison -- Chapter 11. Managing the prison population -- Chapter 12. Safety and security, control and discipline within prisons -- Chapter 13. Early or conditional release of offenders -- Chapter 14. Alternatives to imprisonment -- Chapter 15. Oversight mechanisms -- Chapter 16. Overcoming challenges: strategic approaches -- Annexes. I. Five-day training course curriculum for prison leaders -- II. List of additional resources. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prisons -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Correctional institutions -- Administration -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Correctional personnel -- Training of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Training of.
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Correctional institutions -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Robert E.
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Dandurand, Yvon.
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McAskill, Eric.
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chin, Vivienne. Handbook for prison leaders. New York : United Nations, ©2010 9789211302929 (OCoLC)648921323 |
| ISBN |
9789210555784 (electronic bk.) |
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9210555783 (electronic bk.) |
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9789211302929 |
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9211302927 |
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