How Long to Read The Professional Convict's Tale

How Long Does it Take to Read The Professional Convict's Tale?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Professional Convict's Tale by John O'Neill

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Challenging the ideology of treatment in the prison world The Professional Convict’s Tale: The Survival of John O’Neill In and Out of Prison offers a unique, inside view of life behind bars in the 1960s. Elmer H. Johnson, a criminologist who has specialized in prison life for half a century, gave Menard Penitentiary parolee John O’Neill a tape recorder and a set of questions designed to draw out his opinions and observations about the prison world. This study frames O’Neill’s responses with Johnson’s analysis. O’Neill’s narrative guides readers through the world beyond the prison gate as he shares his strategies for survival and proposes alternatives to rebellion or submission. He discusses the fractionalization between the keepers and the kept and the effects that subterranean communication, threats of inmate predators, and prison riots can have on the psyche of both inmates and staff. O’Neill’s frustrations and the inadequate responses from the community to which he was paroled illustrate the social costs and impact of parole for the community and for the parolee. Although O’Neill recorded his comments more than forty years ago, they are still relevant today when thousands of convicts are being released from prison each year.

How long is The Professional Convict's Tale?

The Professional Convict's Tale by John O'Neill is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Professional Convict's Tale Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Professional Convict's Tale aloud.

What Reading Level is The Professional Convict's Tale?

The Professional Convict's Tale is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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