American Prisons: Their Past, Present and Future - Paperback

by David Musick (Author), Kristine Gunsaulus-Musick (Author)

This book offers a critical examination of American prisons, their history and their future and a compelling and provocative analysis of the realities of American penal culture. It is perfect reading for advanced courses on corrections and correctional management and offers a compelling and provocative analysis of the realities of American penal culture.

Author Biography

David Musick earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. His areas of specialization include the history of ideas, criminology and juvenile delinquency. For most of his adult life, he worked with inmates, as a counselor, teacher and social researcher, in a number of adult and juvenile prisons. For over thirty years, he taught courses on the sociology of corrections. In collaboration with his wife, Kristine, Professor Musick has worked as an expert on over fifty capital murder cases.

Kristine Gunsaulus-Musick earned her Ph.D. in Human Rehabilitation at the University of Northern Colorado. Her background in social science, secondary education, and the mental health fields has informed a career that includes work as a university center psychologist, professor, researcher, and published writer. She has maintained a private practice as a licensed psychologist in the Rocky Mountains, alongside the collaborative "systems" work, research, and writing she enjoys with her spouse, David.