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Corrections
ISBN-13:
9781136842733
Veröffentl:
2013
Seiten:
768
Autor:
Michael Welch
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world. By attending closely to historical and theoretical development, the book identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology.
Part 1: Penal Context 1. Introducing a Critical Approach 2. A History of Punishment and Prisons 3. America's Penal Past 4. Theoretical Penology Part II: Penal Populations 5. Social World of Prisoners 6. Women in Corrections 7. Juveniles in Corrections 8. Minorities in Corrections Part III: Penal Violence 9. Assaults and Riots 10. Death Penalty Part IV: Penal Process 11. Jails and Detention 12. Prisoners' Rights 13. Alternatives to Incarceration Part V: Penal State 14. Working in Prison 15. The Corrections Industry 16. War on Drugs 17. War on Terror
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