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Bosworth, Mary F. (Francesca)

Explaining U.S. Imprisonment. - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009. - 1 online resource (305 pages)

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Explaining U.S. Imprisonment; 1 -- The Origins of U.S. Imprisonment; 2 -- Penal Reform and Prison Science; 3 -- Prison Culture; 4 -- An Era of Uncertainty; 5 -- The Punitive Turn; 6 -- A Culture of Control; 7 -- Challenging the Culture of Control?; 8 -- The New Detention; Conclusion: Where To From Here?; References; Index; About the Author.

Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment.

ISBN: 9781483302102 (electronic bk.) 1483302105 (electronic bk.) 9781483342610 1483342611

Source: 9781483342610 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB6G0919 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017415634 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Imprisonment--United States.
Prisons--United States.
Prisoners--United States.
Emprisonnement--États-Unis.
Prisons--États-Unis.
Prisonniers--États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Penology.
Imprisonment.
Prisoners.
Prisons.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV9471 .B675 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 365.973 365/.973