| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 221 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in criminology
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Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
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| Contents |
The buildup to mass incarceration -- Causes of the prison buildup -- More prison, less crime? -- Prison buildup and disorder -- The buildup and inmate release -- Implications of the buildup for labor markets -- Conclusion: Right-sizing prison. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-213) and index. |
| Summary |
"Since the late 1970s, the prison population in America has shot upward to reach a staggering 1.5 million by the end of 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 the impact on crime and on the labor market, Bert Useem and Anne Morrison Piehl use evidence to address the inevitable larger questions: where should incarceration go next for American society, and where is it likely to go?"--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Prisons -- United States.
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Prisons. |
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United States. |
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Prison administration -- United States.
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Prison administration. |
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Prisons -- Overcrowding -- United States.
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Prisons -- Overcrowding. |
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Corrections -- United States.
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Corrections. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Piehl, Anne Morrison, 1964-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Useem, Bert. Prison state. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521885850 052188585X (DLC) 2007031644 (OCoLC)164802307 |
| ISBN |
9780511388415 (electronic book) |
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0511388411 (electronic book) |
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0511387423 (electronic book) |
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9780511387425 (electronic book) |
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9780511813573 (electronic book) |
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0511813570 (electronic book) |
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9786611255121 |
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6611255125 |
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052188585X (Cloth) |
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9780521885850 (Cloth) |
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0521713390 (Paper) |
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9780521713399 (Paper) |
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