Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.
"Since the late 1970s, the prison population in America has shot upward to reach a staggering 1.5 million by the end of 2005. This book takes a broad, critical look at incarceration, the huge social experiment of American society. The authors investigate the causes and consequences of the priso...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press).
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "Since the late 1970s, the prison population in America has shot upward to reach a staggering 1.5 million by the end of 2005. This book takes a broad, critical look at incarceration, the huge social experiment of American society. The authors investigate the causes and consequences of the prison buildup, often challenging previously held notions from scholarly and public discourse. By examining such themes as social discontent, safety and security within prisons, and the impact on crime and on the labor market, Bert Useem and Anne Morrison Piehl use evidence to address the inevitable larger questions: where should incarceration go next for American society, and where is it likely to go?"--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 221 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511380607 9780511380600 0511387423 9780511387425 0511388411 9780511388415 0511813570 9780511813573 0521713390 9780521713399 1281255122 9781281255129 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511813573 |