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100 1 _aFerguson, Robert A.
245 1 0 _aInferno :
_bAn Anatomy of American Punishment.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bHarvard University Press,
_c2014.
264 4 _c©2014.
300 _a1 online resource (352 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Intractable Problem -- 1. Punishment Misunderstood -- 2. The Rachet Effect in Theory -- 3. The Mixed Signs in Suffering -- 4. The Legal Punishers -- 5. The Legally Punished -- 6. The Punitive Impulse in American Society -- 7. The Law Against Itself -- Coda: The Psychology of Punishment -- Notes -- Cases Cited -- Further Reading -- Credits -- Index.
520 _aRobert Ferguson diagnoses all parts of a massive, out-of-control punishment regime. Turning the spotlight on the plight of prisoners, he asks the American people, Do we want our prisons to be this way? Acknowledging the suffering of prisoners and understanding what punishers do when they punish are the first steps toward a better, more just system.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aFerguson, Robert A.
_tInferno
_dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2014
_z9780674728684
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3301397
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