Bosworth, Mary Francesca <br/><br/>
Explaining U.S. imprisonment / 
 Explaining US imprisonment 
Mary Bosworth. 
 - Los Angeles :  Sage,  c2010. 
 - xi, 288 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-273) and index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1. The Origins Of U.S. Imprisonment: Beyond The Penitentiary--Chapter 2. Penal Reform And Prison Science: Engineering Order And Building America -- Chapter 3. Prison Culture: Sociology And Social Change--Chapter 4. An Era Of Uncertainty: Riots, Reform And Repression-- Chapter 5. The Punitive Turn: Laying The Foundations For Mass Imprisonment -- Chapter 6. A Culture Of Control-- Chapter 7. Challenging The Culture Of Control? --Chapter 8. The New Detention: Securing The Border--Conclusion. Where To From Here.  
<br/><br/> Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412924870 (pbk.) 1412924871 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Imprisonment--United States.<br/>Prisons--United States.<br/>Prisoners--United States.<br/>Encarcelamiento --Estados Unidos <br/>Prisiones --Estados Unidos <br/>Presos --Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 9471  / B747e 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>365/.973