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Beyond the prison industrial complex : crime and incarceration in the 21st century

Title
Beyond the prison industrial complex : crime and incarceration in the 21st century / Kevin Wehr, Elyshia Aseltine.
Author
Wehr, Kevin, 1972-
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Aseltine, Elyshia.
Description
xiii, 79 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its conditions, and its impact on society. Wehr and Aseltine define the prison industrial complex and explain how the current prison system is a contemporary social problem. They conclude by using California as a case study, and propose alternatives and alterations to the prison system.--Publisher description.
Series Statement
Framing 21st century social issues
Uniform Title
Framing 21st century social issues.
Subject
  • Prison-industrial complex > United States
  • Imprisonment > United States
  • Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
  • Imprisonment
  • Prison-industrial complex
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-69) and index.
Contents
Section I: The Prison Industrial Complex: Principles, Processes, Products -- Introduction -- The Prison Industrial Complex : social functions of crime and prisons -- Elaborating the Prison Industrial Complex : race, class, gender, and social control -- Section II: Crime and Incarceration in the 21st Century -- The troubling conditions in prisons -- Consequences of prisons for the community -- Section III: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex -- 6. Reforming the Prison Industrial Complex : The case of California -- Conclusion: Framing alternatives.
ISBN
  • 9780415635530
  • 0415635535
  • 9780203070888
  • 0203070887
LCCN
2012035288
OCLC
  • ocn785868969
  • SCSB-13571062
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries