TY - BOOK AU - Horton,David M. AU - Nielsen,George R. TI - Walking George: the life of George John Beto and the rise of the modern Texas prison system T2 - North Texas crime and criminal justice series SN - 1423797930 AV - HV9468 .H77 2005eb U1 - 365/.92B 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Denton, Tex. PB - University of North Texas Press KW - Beto, George John, KW - Texas KW - Department of Corrections KW - Officials and employees KW - Biography KW - fast KW - Prisons KW - Prison administration KW - History KW - College teachers KW - Personnel KW - Biographies KW - Administration KW - Histoire KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Penology KW - bisacsh KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Social Scientists & Psychologists KW - Employees KW - Electronic books KW - collective biographies KW - aat KW - gtlm KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-243) and index; The early years : Hysham, Montana; New Rockford, North Dakota; and Lena, Illinois (1916-1939) -- Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959) -- The Texas prison system : the first one hundred years (1849-1953) -- The Texas Prison Board : Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959) -- Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962) -- The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972) -- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991) N2 - George John Beto (1916-1991) is best known for his contributions to criminal justice. This book, authored by two of his former students, examines the entire life of Beto and his many achievements in the fields of both education and criminal justice UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=165625 ER -