America's jails : the search for human dignity in an age of mass incarceration /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jeffreys, Derek S., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Series:Alternative criminology series.
Subjects:
Jails > United States.
Dignity.
Prisoners > Abuse of > United States.
Prisoners > United States > Social conditions.
Prisoners > Mental health > United States.
Stigma (Social psychology) > United States.
Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Prisons > États-Unis.
Dignité.
Prisonniers > Violence envers > États-Unis.
Prisonniers > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Prisonniers > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Stigmatisation (Psychologie sociale) > États-Unis.
Emprisonnement > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Jails.
Prisoners > Abuse of.
Prisoners > Mental health.
Prisoners > Social conditions.
Stigma (Social psychology)
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Degradation and disorientation: a glimpse into the Cook County jail
  • What is the purpose of a jail?
  • A matter of dignity
  • Why do we stigmatize inmates? disgust, contempt, and fear in American jails
  • What can we do? responding to a crisis
  • Conclusion: can we reform the jail?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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