The modern prison paradox : politics, punishment, and social community
Title:
The modern prison paradox : politics, punishment, and social community
Author:
Lerman, Amy E., 1978-
ISBN:
9781107613850
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014
Physical Description:
xi, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Amy E. Lerman examines the shift from rehabilitation to punitivism that has taken place in the politics and practice of American corrections.
Subject:
| Prisons -- United States |
| Prisoners -- United States -- Social conditions |
| Corrections -- United States |
| Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States |
Summary:
Amy E. Lerman examines the shift from rehabilitation to punitivism that has taken place in the politics and practice of American corrections.