Explaining U.S. Imprisonment examines women in prison,
minorities, the historical path to the modern prison, a wide range
of contemporary issues, and social influences on prison reform.
While focusing on prisons, this one-of-a-kind book is written
within the context of the sociology of punishment and covers
cutting-edge topics such as detaining immigrants, the War on
Terror, and prison in the 21st century.FeaturesUses a historical
and social framework to place U.S.corrections and imprisonment
policies in contextIncludes first-hand accounts from inmates, as
well as primary source documents written by early prison
reformersIntegrates research on women, men, and minorities
throughout, rather than separating each topic into a stand-alone
chapterBegins chapters with thought-provoking quotes to set the
stage for the content that follows
Explaining U.S. Imprisonment is ideal for use as a supplementary
text in undergraduate and graduate courses on corrections,
imprisonment, and theories of punishment. It is also appropriate
for use in courses on criminal justice, incarceration, minority
issues in law, sociology of law, and the study of the modern prison
system."
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