RT Book
T1 America's jails: the search for human dignity in an age of mass incarceration
T2 Alternative criminology
A1 Jeffreys, Derek S. 1964-
LA English
PP New York
PB New York University Press
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/895983745
AB Degradation and disorientation: a glimpse into the Cook County jail -- What is the purpose of a jail? -- A matter of dignity -- Why do we stigmatize inmates? disgust, contempt, and fear in American jails -- What can we do? responding to a crisis -- Conclusion: can we reform the jail? -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV8746.U6
SN 9781479814824
SN 9781479838622
SN 1479838624
SN 1479814822
K1 Jails : United States
K1 Dignity
K1 Prisoners : Abuse of : United States
K1 Prisoners : United States : Social conditions
K1 Prisoners : Mental health : United States
K1 Stigma (Social psychology) : United States
K1 Imprisonment : Moral and ethical aspects : United States
K1 Discrimination in criminal justice administration : United States
K1 USA : Strafvollzug : Reform : Strafgefangener : Menschenwürde : Ethik