The American Prison Business

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the American prison business.

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1. The Keepers and the Kept 2. Women in Cages 3. 101 Years of Prison Reform 4. The Criminal Type 5. What Counts as Crime? 6. The Indeterminate Sentence 7. Treatment 8. Clockwork Orange 9. Cheaper than Chimpanzees 10. The Prison Business 11. Employment and Welfare 12. Parole 13. Prison Protest 14. The Lawlessness of Corrections 15. Reform or Abolition? Notes Index

Summary

First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the American prison business.

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Mitford, Mitford Jessica
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032355566
• ISBN: 978-1-032-35556-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Weight: 517 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, LAW / Discrimination, Legal aspects of criminology, Police & security services, Social Law, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Police and security services, Criminology: legal aspects, Probation services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Capital Punishment, Social law and Medical law