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A Country Called Prison : Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (265 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780190211042
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Country Called PrisonDDC classification:
  • 365/.973
LOC classification:
  • HV9466 -- .L66 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- A Country Called Prison -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 2 What Makes Prisons a Country? -- Chapter 3 Who Are the People of the Country Called Prison? -- Chapter 4 Living in the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 5 Visiting America from the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 6 Emigrating from the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 7 Assimilating the Country Called Prison -- Appendix: Summary of Proposals -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Weaving together sociological and psychological principles, theories of political reform, and real-life stories from experiences working in prison and with at-risk families, Looman and Carl form a foundation of understanding to demonstrate that prison is a culture, not purely an institution made up of fences, building, and policies.
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Cover -- A Country Called Prison -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 2 What Makes Prisons a Country? -- Chapter 3 Who Are the People of the Country Called Prison? -- Chapter 4 Living in the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 5 Visiting America from the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 6 Emigrating from the Country Called Prison -- Chapter 7 Assimilating the Country Called Prison -- Appendix: Summary of Proposals -- Bibliography -- Index.

Weaving together sociological and psychological principles, theories of political reform, and real-life stories from experiences working in prison and with at-risk families, Looman and Carl form a foundation of understanding to demonstrate that prison is a culture, not purely an institution made up of fences, building, and policies.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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