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Language: en
Pages: 260
Pages: 260
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-15 - Publisher: NYU Press
America is the most punitive nation in the world, incarcerating more than 2.3 million people—or one in 136 of its residents. Against the backdrop of this unpr
Language: en
Pages: 229
Pages: 229
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-03-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Philip Smith attacks the comfortable notion that punishment is about justice, reason and law. Instead, he argues that punishment is an essentially irrational ac
Language: en
Pages: 333
Pages: 333
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-17 - Publisher: Yale University Press
The statistics are startling. Since 1973, America’s imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million
Language: en
Pages: 260
Pages: 260
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-15 - Publisher: NYU Press
Against the backdrop of unprecedented mass imprisonment, punishment permeates everyday American life, carrying with it complex cultural meanings. This study sho
Language: en
Pages: 316
Pages: 316
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-05 - Publisher: NYU Press
Resource added for the Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement 105046 and Professional Studies 105045 programs.