Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment
Marc Mauer (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chesney-Lind, Professor Meda; Mauer, Marc. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1; JKVP; LNF; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 365.
In a series of newly commissioned essays from the leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice, Invisible Punishment explores, for the first time, the far-reaching consequences of our current criminal justice policies. Adopted as part of "get tough on crime" attitudes that prevailed in the 1980s and '90s, a range of strategies, from "three strikes" and "a war on drugs," to mandatory sentencing and prison privatization, have resulted in the mass incarceration of American citizens, and have had enormous effects not just on wrong-doers, but on their families and the communities they come from. This book looks at the consequences ... Read more
In a series of newly commissioned essays from the leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice, Invisible Punishment explores, for the first time, the far-reaching consequences of our current criminal justice policies. Adopted as part of "get tough on crime" attitudes that prevailed in the 1980s and '90s, a range of strategies, from "three strikes" and "a war on drugs," to mandatory sentencing and prison privatization, have resulted in the mass incarceration of American citizens, and have had enormous effects not just on wrong-doers, but on their families and the communities they come from. This book looks at the consequences ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
373 g
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781565848481
SKU
V9781565848481
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About Marc Mauer (Ed.)
Marc Mauer is the assistant director of The Sentencing Project, a national organization based in Washington, D.C., that promotes criminal justice reform. He is the author of Race to Incarcerate. Meda Chesney-Lind is a former vice president of the American Society of Criminology, a professor of women’s studies at the University of Hawaii, and the author of the award ... Read more
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