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Through an analysis of a federal consent decree and media representation related to overcrowding within the largest single-site jail facility in the United States, the incarceration binge of the 1990's is explored at the local level in The Culture of Urban Control: Jail Overcrowding in the Crime Control Era. Analysis of jail conditions, expansion, the inmate experience and changing correctional populations provide a narrative of the culture of control within the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago, Illinois.
Sommario
Acknowledgments
Tables and Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1: From Past to Present: Correctional System Overcrowding and Institutional Reform
Chapter 2: Conditions of Confinement: The Social Reality of the Jail Inmate
Chapter 3: The City within the City: Altering Population and Space
Chapter 4: Expanding the Jail into the Community: Growth, Development, and Mutual Interest
Chapter 5: Constructing the Jail within Local Media: Presenting Expansion to the Public
Chapter 6: The Politics of Local Level Punishments: Presiding over the Culture of Control
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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John P. Walsh is assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Grand Valley State University. His research interests include the reciprocal relationship between communities and the criminal justice system. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Walsh has also served as a Chicago Police Officer and as a policy analyst with the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
