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America's Jails : The Search for Human Dignity in an Age of Mass Incarceration /
A look at the contemporary crisis in U.S. jails with recommendations for improving and protecting the dignity of inmates Twelve million Americans go through the U.S. jail system on an annual basis. Jails, which differ significantly from prisons, are designed to house inmates for short amounts of tim...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
New York University Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Alternative Criminology ;
8 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Degradation and Disorientation
- 2. What Is the Purpose of a Jail?
- 3. A Matter of Dignity
- 4. Why Do We Stigmatize Inmates?
- 5. What Can We Do?
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author