TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bosworth,Mary Francesca
TI  - Explaining U.S. imprisonment
SN  - 9781412924870 (pbk.)
AV  - HV 9471 B747e 2010
U1  - 365/.973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - Sage
KW  - Imprisonment
KW  - United States
KW  - Prisons
KW  - Prisoners
KW  - Encarcelamiento
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Prisiones
KW  - Presos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-273) and index; 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.
N2  - Gives an indepth view of US prisons within the broader theoretical body of work referred to as the sociology of punishment
ER  -