Bert Useem,
Bert (Purdue University, Indiana) Useem,
Anne Morrison Piehl,
Anne (Rutgers University, New Jersey) Morrison Piehl
e.a.
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2008
9780521885850
Prison State
The Challenge of Mass Incarceration
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Gebonden, 234 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
2008
ISBN13: 9780521885850
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Cambridge Studies in
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Samenvatting
During the past 25 years, the prison population in America shot upward to reach a staggering 1.53 million by 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 labour market, Piehl and Useem use evidence to address the inevitable larger question, where should incarceration go next for American society, and where is it likely to go?
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521885850
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:234
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Cambridge Studies in
Inhoudsopgave
1. The buildup to mass incarceration; 2. Causes of the prison buildup; 3. More prison, less crime?; 4. Prison buildup and disorder; 5. The buildup and inmate release; 6. Implications of the buildup for labor markets; 7. Conclusion: right-sizing prison.