It's about Time America's Imprisonment Binge

Name: It's about Time America's Imprisonment Binge
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ISBN: 9780534615963

ISBN-10: 0534615961

ISBN-13: 9780534615963

Edition: 4th 2012

Authors: James Austin, John Irwin

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Based on extensive research, IT?S ABOUT TIME: AMERICA?S IMPRISONMENT BINGE, 4e delivers a critical analysis of the U.S. prison system. Offering varying points of view of the corrections system, it illustrates how the U.S. attempts to lower crime by using the correctional system as the primary solution. Personal accounts from prisoners--including one of the authors, who served 10 years in prison before becoming a noted criminologist--spotlight the brutal aspects of prison life. Reflecting the latest developments from the field, the Fourth Edition includes the most current statistics available and coverage of such key issues as sex offenders, immigration, the impact of the war on terror, and…

Book details

List price: $107.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/10/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




Our Imprisonment Binge



Who Goes to Prison



The Imprisonment of Children and Women



The Private Prison Binge



Doing Time



Super Max



Release



The Correctional Treatment Industrial Complex



The Three Strikes and Youï¿½re Out Movement



Itï¿½s About Time


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