Imprisoning America : the social effects of mass incarceration / Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, Bruce Western, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pattillo, Mary E.

Weiman, David F.

Western, Bruce, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment--United States.

Imprisonment.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Imprisonment--Social aspects.

United States.

Imprisonment--Social aspects--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2004]

Contents:

Introduction / Bruce Western, Mary Pattillo, and David Weiman

Incarceration and the bonds between parents in fragile families / Bruce Western, Leonard M. Lopoo, and Sara McLanahan

Fatherhood and incarceration as potential turning points in the criminal careers of unskilled men / Kathryn Edin, Timothy J. Nelson, and Rechelle Paranal

Returning to strangers: newly paroled young fathers and their children / Anne M. Nurse

Children of incarcerated parents: multiple risks and children's living arrangements / Elizabeth I. Johnson and Jane Waldfogel

Effects of incarceration on informal social control in communities / James P. Lynch and William J. Sabol

Lost voices: the civic and political views of disenfranchised felons / Christopher Uggen and Jeff Manza

Will employers hire former offenders?: employer preferences, background checks, and their determinants / Harry Holzer, Steven Raphael, and Michael A. Stoll

Reentry and reintegration: new perspectives on the challenges of mass incarceration / Jeremy Travis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0871546523

OCLC:

53814242