Imprisoning communities : how mass incarceration makes disadvantaged neighborhoods worse /
A detailed and empirical exploration of the effects of mass incarceration in poor areas, 'Imprisoning Communities' demonstrates that, in high doses, incarceration contributes to the very social problems it is intended to solve.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2007]
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| Series: | Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A detailed and empirical exploration of the effects of mass incarceration in poor areas, 'Imprisoning Communities' demonstrates that, in high doses, incarceration contributes to the very social problems it is intended to solve. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198041672 0198041675 0195305795 9780195305791 9780199728237 0199728232 9786611163129 6611163123 9780199943944 019994394X 9781435605732 143560573X 9780199885558 0199885559 |