Islam in American prisons : black Muslims' challenge to American penology /

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The growth of Islam worldwide and particularly in the United States is especially notable among African-American inmates incarcerated in American state and federal penitentiaries. This new study examines this multifaceted phenomenon.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kusha, Hamid R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.
Colección:Law, justice, and power.
Temas:
Prisons > United States > History.
Islam > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Prisons > États-Unis > Histoire.
Islam > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Criminal justice, Administration of
Islam
Prisons
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Judea-Christian foundations of American penology
  • American penal philosophy : an overview
  • Black incarceration : an historical analysis, 1960-2007
  • Adverse impacts of incarceration
  • Islam in American prisons
  • Islam's challenge to American penology
  • Conclusions.

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