01948nam 2200529Ia 450 991081113430332120200520144314.0(CKB)3710000000106321(EBL)1160196(OCoLC)833764169(SSID)ssj0000787425(PQKBManifestationID)12350062(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787425(PQKBWorkID)10813819(PQKB)11575560(MiAaPQ)EBC1160196(EXLCZ)99371000000010632120090520d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExplaining U.S. imprisonment /Mary Bosworth1st ed.Los Angeles Sagec20101 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Explaining U.S.Imprisonment; 1 - The Origins of U.S. Imprisonment; 2 - Penal Reform and Prison Science; 3 - Prison Culture; 4 - An Era of Uncertainty; 5 - The Punitive Turn; 6 - A Culture of Control; 7 - Challenging the Culture of Control?; 8 - The New Detention; Conclusion: Where To From Here?; References; Index; About the AuthorGives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment.Explaining US imprisonmentImprisonmentUnited StatesPrisonsUnited StatesPrisonersUnited StatesImprisonmentPrisonsPrisoners365/.973Bosworth Mary556636MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811134303321Explaining U.S. imprisonment4199109UNINA