Corrections
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Corrections

Corrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world. This statistic is all the more troubling considering that its correctional population is overrepresented by the poor, African-Americans, and Latinos.

Not only throwing crucial light on matters involving race and social class, this book also identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology. By attending closely to historical and theoretical development, the narrative takes into account both instrumental (goal-oriented) and expressive (cultural) explanations to sharpen our understanding of punishment and the growing reliance on incarceration.

Covering five main areas of inquiry - penal context, penal populations, penal violence, penal process, and penal state - this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in undertaking a critical analysis of penology.

  • TitleCorrections
  • BrandRoutledge
  • ManufacturerRoutledge
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ItemPartNumber20 black & white tables, 51 black & whit
  • Model20 black & white tables, 51 black & whit
  • ReleaseDate2011-02-18T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • FormatIllustrated
  • EANs9780415782098