Prison State : The Challenge of Mass Incarceration
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Criminology
ISBN-10
052188585X
ISBN-13
9780521885850
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 10th, 2008
Print length
234 Pages
Weight
520 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Penology and punishmentPrisons
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This book takes a broad, critical look at the dramatic increase in incarceration in American society over the past 25 years. The authors use new evidence to challenge previously held notions about the causes and consequences of such a large prison population in American society.
During the past 25 years, the prison population in America shot upward to reach a staggering 1.53 million by 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 prison buildup, often challenging previously held notions from scholarly and public discourse. By examining such themes as social discontent, safety and security within prisons, and the impact on crime and on the labour market, Piehl and Useem use evidence to address the inevitable larger question, where should incarceration go next for American society, and where is it likely to go?
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