The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

By Marie Gottschalk

Book Overview

The United States has built a carceral state that is unprecedented among Western countries and in US history. Nearly one in 50 people, excluding children and the elderly, is incarcerated today, a rate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521864275
• ISBN13: 9780521864275
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"