Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration (Cambridge

Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
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Within the past 25 years, the prison population in America shot upward to reach a staggering 1.53 million by 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 from scholarly and public discourse. By examining such themes as social discontent, safety and security within prisons, and impact on crime and on the labor market, Piehl and Useem use evidence to address the inevitable larger question, where should incarceration go next for American society, and where is it likely to go?
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 27 tables
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780521713399
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Prison State: The Challenge of Mass Incarceration (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)