Prisons in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century : A Human Dumping Ground.

By:

Rosen, Jonathan D

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (259 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739191361

Subject(s):

Imprisonment -- America

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prisons in the Americas in the Twenty-First CenturyDDC classification:

365/.97

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HV8501 -- .P75 2015eb

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Contents:

Intro -- Content -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter One: General Trends of Prisons in the Americas -- Chapter Two: Broken Systems -- Chapter Three: The Penitentiary System in Mexico -- Chapter Four: Drugs, Crime, and Prisons in Guatemala -- Chapter Five: Haiti -- Chapter Six: Retribution vs. Reintegration -- Chapter Seven: Organized Chaos -- Chapter Eight: Drugs and Prisons -- Chapter Nine: A Special Kind of Hell -- Chapter Ten: Drugs and the Prison Crisis in Peru -- Chapter Eleven: Beyond Overcrowding -- Chapter Twelve: The Drug-Crime-Prison Nexus -- Chapter Thirteen: Prison Reform -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editors.

Summary: This book analyzes the prison systems in the Americas in the twenty-first century. Leading experts discuss the state of the prison systems in their respective countries, focusing on trends of overcrowding, high recidivism rates, harsh drug laws, human rights, and the relationship between prisons, drug trafficking, and organized crime.

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This book analyzes the prison systems in the Americas in the twenty-first century. Leading experts discuss the state of the prison systems in their respective countries, focusing on trends of overcrowding, high recidivism rates, harsh drug laws, human rights, and the relationship between prisons, drug trafficking, and organized crime.

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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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