Beyond prisons: a new interfaith paradigm for our failed prison system

History of a failed system -- The Philadelphia experiment -- The penitentiary system : religious roots -- The penitentiary system : philosophical roots -- The panopticon -- The development of the penitentiary system -- Rooting out the causes of crime and punishment -- The problem -- The intersection...

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Autores principales: Magnani, Laura 1949- (Autor) ; Wray, Harmon L. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, MN Fortress Press 2006
En:Año: 2006
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Sumario:History of a failed system -- The Philadelphia experiment -- The penitentiary system : religious roots -- The penitentiary system : philosophical roots -- The panopticon -- The development of the penitentiary system -- Rooting out the causes of crime and punishment -- The problem -- The intersection of race and class -- Practicing white supremacy -- The legacy of economic dominance : class -- Prison labor -- Penal servitude -- Sexism -- Prison and disability -- The mentally ill -- Healthcare -- In our back yards : the penal system at the local level -- Policing -- In the courthouse : the United States' adversarial legal system -- The pre-trial process -- County jails -- Probation and community corrections -- Taking local communities seriously -- Sentencing : the cold heart of the penal system -- The California example -- Federal sentencing policy -- Carrying out the drug war -- Strikes -- The death penalty -- Throwing away the key : life without mercy -- Parole : the terminating program in the rehabilitative model -- Extra punishment for sex offenders -- Criminal records : the permanent punishment -- Cages : state and federal prisons today -- The corporatization of punishment -- Private prisons and accountability -- Prison guards -- The super-max and other forms of torture -- Manufacturing madness -- Prison gang policies : a threat to our security -- Political prisoners -- Immigrants in the criminal justice system -- Women -- Sexual relations and prison rape -- Transgender prisoners -- Spanning generations : impact of prisons on families -- Prison ministry -- Youth, poverty, and delinquency -- History of the juvenile justice system -- The language of demonization -- Criminalization of youth
Notas:Includes bibliographical references
Descripción Física:VIII, 204 S.
ISBN:0-8006-3832-8