Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Useem, Bert
Otros Autores: Piehl, Anne Morrison, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Colección:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Temas:
University of South Alabama
Prisons > United States.
Prison administration > United States.
Prisons > Overcrowding > United States.
Corrections > United States.
Prisons > États-Unis.
Prisons > Administration > États-Unis.
Prisons > Surpopulation > États-Unis.
Services correctionnels > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Corrections.
Prison administration.
Prisons.
Prisons > Overcrowding.
Strafvollzug
Freiheitsstrafe
Rechtspolitik
Maisons de correction > États-Unis.
United States.
USA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The buildup to mass incarceration
  • Causes of the prison buildup
  • More prison, less crime?
  • Prison buildup and disorder
  • The buildup and inmate release
  • Implications of the buildup for labor markets
  • Conclusion: Right-sizing prison.

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