Cruel and unusual : the culture of punishment in America /

The statistics are startling. Since 1973, America's imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say ab...

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Main Author:	Cusac, Anne-Marie (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Punishment > United States > History. Prisons > United States > History. Prison administration > United States > History. Prisoners > United States > Social conditions. dissertations. Academic theses.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780300155495 0300155492 9781282415881 1282415883
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central