Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.
Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.
Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N365.973/46
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English
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ix, 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
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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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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"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 prison buildup, often challenging previously held notions fr...
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Prison state : the challenge of mass incarceration / Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl.
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Cambridge studies in criminology.
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N365.973/46
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74VMQ72BJZxb
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9780521713399 (pbk.)
9780521885850 (hardback)
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365.973
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991000436129702626
