Punishment and inequality in America /

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Over the last thirty years, the prison population in the United States has increased more than sevenfold to over two million people, including vastly disproportionate numbers of minorities and people with little education. For some racial and educational groups, incarceration has become a depressing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Western, Bruce, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage, ©2006.
Temas:
Imprisonment > Economic aspects > United States.
Imprisonment > Social aspects > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Economic aspects > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > United States.
Emprisonnement > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Emprisonnement > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Economic aspects
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects
Imprisonment > Economic aspects
Imprisonment > Social aspects
Soziale Ungleichheit
Strafvollzug
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I: The scope and causes of the prison boom. Mass imprisonment / with Becky Petit
  • Inequality, crime, and the prison boom
  • The politics and economics of punitive criminal justice
  • pt. II: The consequences of mass imprisonment. Invisible inequality
  • The labor market after prison
  • Incarceration, marriage, and family life / with Leonard Lopoo
  • Did the prison boom cause the crime drop?
  • Conclusions.

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