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Big Prisons, Big Dreams

- Crime and the Failure of America's Penal System

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The American prison system has grown tenfold since the 1970s, but crime rates in the United States have not decreased. The author argues that our oversized prison system is a product of our consumer culture, the public's inaccurate beliefs about controlling crime, and the government's criminalization of the poor.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813541860
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 274
  • Udgivet:
  • 31. august 2007
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 397 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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The American prison system has grown tenfold since the 1970s, but crime rates in the United States have not decreased. The author argues that our oversized prison system is a product of our consumer culture, the public's inaccurate beliefs about controlling crime, and the government's criminalization of the poor.

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