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Behind Bars : Latino/as and Prison in the United States /

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This book addresses the complex issue of incarceration of Latino/as and offers a comprehensive overview of such topics as deportations in historical context, a case study of latino/a resistance to prisons in the 70s, the issues of youth and and girls prisons, and the post incarceration experience.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Oboler, Suzanne (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Ethnicity Studies.
Latin American Culture.
Prison and Punishment.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Corrections.
Criminology.
Equality.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology > Latin America.
Punishment.
Social sciences.
Social structure.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book addresses the complex issue of incarceration of Latino/as and offers a comprehensive overview of such topics as deportations in historical context, a case study of latino/a resistance to prisons in the 70s, the issues of youth and and girls prisons, and the post incarceration experience.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (308 pages)
ISBN:9780230101470
DOI:10.1057/9780230101470