American furies : crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment / / Sasha Abramsky
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| Autore: |
Abramsky Sasha
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| Titolo: |
American furies : crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment / / Sasha Abramsky
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
| Punishment - United States | |
| Imprisonment - United States | |
| Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: FROM OUT OF TARTARUS""; ""PART ONE: A MINDSET MOLDED""; ""CHAPTER 1: THE HOLY EXPERIMENT""; ""CHAPTER 2: A RISING TIDE OF VIOLENCE""; ""CHAPTER 3: USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO KILL A GNAT""; ""CHAPTER 4: VICTIMS, FUNDAMENTALISTS, AND RANT-RADIO HACKS""; ""CHAPTER 5: REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM""; ""PART TWO: POPULATING BEDLAM""; ""CHAPTER 6: OPEN FOR BUSINESS""; ""CHAPTER 7: TILL THE END OF TIME""; ""CHAPTER 8: STOREHOUSES OF THE LIVING DEAD""; ""CHAPTER 9: ADULT TIME""; ""CONCLUSION: LEVIATHAN CALLING""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this disturbing yet elegant exposé of U.S. penitentiaries and their surrounding communities, Sasha Abramsky shows how American prisons have abandoned their long-held ideal of rehabilitation, often for political reasons. After surveying our current state of affairs-life sentences for nonviolent crimes, appalling conditions for inmates, the growth of private prisons, the treatment of juveniles-Abramsky argues that our punitive policies are not only inhuman but deeply counterproductive. Brilliantly researched and compellingly told, American Furies reveals the devastating consequences of a society that believes in "lock 'em up and throw away the key." From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American furies |
| ISBN: | 0-8070-4235-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910958912803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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