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Title:
Prisons and punishment in America : examining the facts / Michael O'Hear.
Author:
O'Hear, Michael, 1968- author.
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LCC, [2018]
Call Number:
HV9471 .O44 2018
ISBN:
9781440855429
Series:
Contemporary debates

Contemporary debates.
Physical Description:
x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
American sentencing : law and practice -- Alternatives to incarceration -- The experience and consequences of incarceration -- Release and life after prison -- Women, juveniles, and other special offender populations -- Causes and significance of "mass incarceration" -- Race, ethnicity, and punishment -- Public opinion, politics, and reform -- Index -- About the author.
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