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Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism
Marc Morje Howard
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Paperback. In Unusually Cruel, Mark Morje Howard shows how far outside the norm-and how different from systems in other advanced, industrial democracies-US prisons are. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKVP1; JPB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
The United States arrests, punishes, and locks up far more people-both juveniles and adults-than any other democratic country in the world. Indeed, despite the fact that the U.S holds 5 percent of the world's population, it contains 25 percent of its prisoners. These individuals not only constitute a disproportionately large group, but also suffer decreased employment opportunities and housing discrimination after their release, making a return to prison all the more likely. Headlines of articles in US media allude to "Prison Without Punishment" in Germany and "Radical Humaneness" in Norway, but why are prison conditions in those countries so notably ... Read more
The United States arrests, punishes, and locks up far more people-both juveniles and adults-than any other democratic country in the world. Indeed, despite the fact that the U.S holds 5 percent of the world's population, it contains 25 percent of its prisoners. These individuals not only constitute a disproportionately large group, but also suffer decreased employment opportunities and housing discrimination after their release, making a return to prison all the more likely. Headlines of articles in US media allude to "Prison Without Punishment" in Germany and "Radical Humaneness" in Norway, but why are prison conditions in those countries so notably ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190659349
SKU
V9780190659349
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About Marc Morje Howard
Marc Morjé Howard is Professor of Government and Law and Director of the Prison Reform Initiative at Georgetown University. He is also the author of The Politics of Citizenship in Europe.
Reviews for Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism
Outstanding and timely. Howard presents a breathtaking account of American 'exceptionalism' in the most revealing and negative connotation of that term.
Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Stephen and Evalyn Professor of American Studies, Emerita, Cornell University
In the recent flurry of writing about the United States' extraordinary level of incarceration, this book stands out: it brings together the expertise of ... Read more
Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Stephen and Evalyn Professor of American Studies, Emerita, Cornell University
In the recent flurry of writing about the United States' extraordinary level of incarceration, this book stands out: it brings together the expertise of ... Read more