Jessica Mitford

The American Prison Business

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the American prison business.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 667g
• ISBN-13: 9781032354743
• ISBN-10: 1032354747
• Artikelnr.: 65932835

Autorenporträt

Jessica Mitford

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements 1. The Keepers and the Kept 2. Women in Cages 3. 101 Years
of Prison Reform 4. The Criminal Type 5. What Counts as Crime? 6. The
Indeterminate Sentence 7. Treatment 8. Clockwork Orange 9. Cheaper than
Chimpanzees 10. The Prison Business 11. Employment and Welfare 12. Parole
13. Prison Protest 14. The Lawlessness of Corrections 15. Reform or
Abolition? Notes Index