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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America

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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America - Gottschalk, Marie
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The United States has built a carceral state that is unprecedented among Western countries and in US history. Nearly one in 50 people, excluding children and the elderly, is incarcerated today, a rate unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. What are some of the main political forces that explain this unprecedented reliance on mass imprisonment? Throughout American history, crime and punishment have been central features of American political development. This 2006 book examines the development of four key movements that ...

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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America 2006, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521682916

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The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America 2006, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521864275

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