Corrections : A Critical Approach Paperback / softback
by Michael Welch
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:768 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 51 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/03/2011
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- ISBN:9780415782098
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:768 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 51 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/03/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415782098