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Explaining U.S. Imprisonment [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Bosworth Mary F. (Francesca) Visualizza persona
Titolo: Explaining U.S. Imprisonment [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
Disciplina: 365.973
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Soggetto topico: Imprisonment - United States
Imprisonment -- United States
Prisoners - United States
Prisoners -- United States
Prisons - United States
Prisons -- United States
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Author
Sommario/riassunto: Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment.
Titolo autorizzato: Explaining U.S. Imprisonment  Visualizza cluster
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786816003321
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