Explaining U.S. Imprisonment:
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Main Author: Bosworth, Mary F. (Francesca) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 2009
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Explaining U.S. Imprisonment; 1 -- The Origins of U.S. Imprisonment; 2 -- Penal Reform and Prison Science; 3 -- Prison Culture; 4 -- An Era of Uncertainty; 5 -- The Punitive Turn; 6 -- A Culture of Control; 7 -- Challenging the Culture of Control?; 8 -- The New Detention; Conclusion: Where To From Here?; References; Index; About the Author
Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment
Physical Description:305 pages
ISBN:9781483302102
1483302105

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