Title Explaining U.S. Imprisonment.

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Contents	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.
Summary	Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment.
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Subject	Imprisonment -- United States.
	Imprisonment.
	United States.
	Prisons -- United States.
	Prisons.
	Prisoners -- United States.
	Prisoners.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Bosworth, Mary F. (Francesca). Explaining U.S. Imprisonment. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, ©2009 9781412924863
ISBN	9781483302102 (electronic book)
	1483302105 (electronic book)