Understanding mass incarceration a people's guide to the key civil rights struggle of our time
"We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, and impact of our criminal justice system? Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus p...
| Main Author: | Kilgore, James William, 1947- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The New Press,
2015.
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| Summary: |
"We all know that orange is the new black and mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow, but how much do we actually know about the structure, goals, and impact of our criminal justice system? Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Kilgore describes in plain English the many competing theories of criminal justice--from rehabilitation to retribution, from restorative justice to justice reinvestment."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
264 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781620970676 (paperback) 1620970678 (paperback) |
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