It's About Time
America's Imprisonment Binge
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
3rd Edition
Published on 14. June 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-534-51498-3 (ISBN)
Description
IT'S ABOUT TIME provides a compelling argument, based on extensive research, illustrating how the U.S. attempts to lower crime by using our correctional system as the primary solution. The book includes personal accounts from prisoners to illustrate the brutal aspects of prison life and the intent of the U.S. to create a "prison industrial complex." This book often exposes students for the first time to varying points of view of the corrections system. The authors, one of whom served 10 years in prison and is now a noted criminologist in the field, present the material in a powerful but compassionate manner. The book's strong research base and accessible style make it a popular choice for a wide variety of courses.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-51498-3 (9780534514983)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/1996
2nd Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
€74.46
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Content
1. Our Imprisonment Binge. 2. Who Goes to Prison. 3. The Imprisonment of Children and Women. 4. The Private Prison Binge. 5. Doing Time. 6. Super Max. 7. Release. 8. The Correctional Treatment Industrial Complex. 9. The Three Strikes and You're Out Movement. 10. It's About Time. Index.