Addicted to incarceration : corrections policy and the politics of misinformation in the United States /: corrections policy and the politics of misinformation in the United States. ([2009])

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Book
Title:
Addicted to incarceration : corrections policy and the politics of misinformation in the United States /: corrections policy and the politics of misinformation in the United States. ([2009])
Main Title:
Addicted to incarceration : corrections policy and the politics of misinformation in the United States
Further Information:
Note: Travis C. Pratt.
Authors:
Pratt, Travis C
Contents:
Foreword by Michael D. Reisig; SECTION ONE; 1. Introduction; 2. The Politics of Punishment in the United States; SECTION TWO; 3. Misinformation About the Crime Problem; 4. Misinformation About Public Opinion; 5. Misinformation About Prisons and Crime Control; SECTION THREE; 6. The Social Costs of Incarceration; 7. Conclusions and Recommendations; References;
Publisher Details:
Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication Date:
2009
Extent:
1 online resource (xviii, 153 pages)
Subjects:
365.973
Imprisonment -- Government policy -- United States
Corrections -- Government policy -- United States
Languages:
English
ISBNs:
9781452208695
1452208697
Related ISBNs:
9780761928317
0761928316
9780761928324
0761928324
Notes:
Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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