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Ironies of imprisonment / Michael Welch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welch, Michael, 1960-
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imprisonment--United States.
- Imprisonment.
- Corrections.
- United States.
- Prisons--United States.
- Prisons.
- Corrections--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 239 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE, [2005]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- 'Ironies of Imprisonment' examines an array of problems confronting correctional programmes and policies. Michael Welch challenges the prevailing logic of mass incarceration and traces the ironies of imprisonment to their root causes, manifesting in social, political, economic and racial inequality.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9781452204475
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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