States of siege : U.S. prison riots, 1971-1986 /

This book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, including the 1971 radical uprising in Attica, New York, and the infamous 1981 bloodbath at the New Mexico Penitentiary. The most extensive and detailed work yet written on US prison riots, the authors explain the occurrence and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Useem, Bert
Otros Autores: Kimball, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Prison riots > United States > Case studies.
Prison violence > United States > Case studies.
Mutineries dans les prisons > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Violence dans les prisons > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Prison riots
Prison violence
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction; Part I. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1970s; Part II. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1980s; Part III. Conclusions; Appendix A. The Context of Breakdown/Deprivation Theory of Protest; Appendix B. Immediate Demands (Attica); Appendix C. Practical Proposals (Attica); Appendix D. Proposals Collected Friday Night (Attica); Appendix E. The James Letter (Attica); Appendix F. The 28 Points (Attica); Appendix G. Sunday Afternoon Ultimatum (Attica); Appendix H. Monday Morning Ultimatum (Attica); Appendix I. Public Appeal by Observers (Attica).

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