The toughest beat : politics, punishment, and the Prison Officers' Union in California / Joshua Page.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Studies in crime and public policy.
Main Author: Page, Joshua
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > California.
Prisons > California.
Corrections > United States.
Prison administration > California.
California Crime Prevention Officers Association.
Physical Description:xii, 293 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Welcome to the "toughest beat"
  • The birth of the "correctional officer" and his union
  • A politically realistic Union
  • Power by proxy : the strategic alliance between prison officers and crime victims
  • Three strikes and the anchor of punitive segregation
  • Monopolizing the beat : the fight against prison privatization
  • Who rules the beat? The battle over managerial rights
  • Changing of the guard : a new direction for the CCPOA and California.