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Loading... Punishment in America: Social Control and the Ironies of Imprisonmentby Michael F. Welch
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In Punishment in America Michael Welch gathers together his seminal contributions to the most crucial and controversial issues in criminal justice. Topics range from the war on drugs, boot camps and institutional violence to AIDS and HIV, capital punishment and the entire corrections industry. This coherent, but critical vision of punishment and corrections emphasizes social control but takes account of key social forces such as politics, religion and morality. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)364.60973Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Criminology PunishmentLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |