Imprisoning communities: how mass incarceration makes disadvantaged neighborhoods worse

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A detailed and empirical exploration of the effects of mass incarceration in poor areas, 'Imprisoning Communities' demonstrates that, in high doses, incarceration contributes to the very social problems it is intended to solve.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clear, Todd R. 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Imprisonment > Social aspects > United States
Social Problems > United States
Urban poor > United States
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
Community-based corrections > United States
USA > Freiheitsstrafe > Stadtviertel > Armut > Soziale Kosten
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:A detailed and empirical exploration of the effects of mass incarceration in poor areas, 'Imprisoning Communities' demonstrates that, in high doses, incarceration contributes to the very social problems it is intended to solve.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 255 p.) ill.
ISBN:9780199943944
019994394X
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195305791.001.0001