Caught - The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics (Paperback, Revised edition)

The huge prison buildup of the past four decades has few defenders, yet reforms to reduce the numbers of those incarcerated have been remarkably modest. Meanwhile, an ever-widening carceral state has sprouted in the shadows, extending its reach far beyond the prison gate. It sunders families and communities and reworks conceptions of democracy, rights, and citizenship--posing a formidable political and social challenge. In Caught, Marie Gottschalk examines why the carceral state remains so tenacious in the United States. She analyzes the shortcomings of the two dominant penal reform strategies--one focused on addressing racial disparities, the other on seeking bipartisan, race-neutral solutions centered on reentry, justice reinvestment, and reducing recidivism. With a new preface evaluating the effectiveness of recent proposals to reform mass incarceration, Caught offers a bracing appraisal of the politics of penal reform.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Marie Gottschalk
Preface by:	Marie Gottschalk
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	504
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-17083-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General
LSN:	0-691-17083-5
Barcode:	9780691170831

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