America's jails: the search for human dignity in an age of mass incarceration

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? -- Acknowledgme...

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Main Author: Jeffreys, Derek S. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York New York University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
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Keywords:
Dignity
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States
Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
Jails > United States
Prisoners > Abuse of > United States
Prisoners > Mental health > United States
Prisoners > United States > Social conditions
Stigma (Social psychology) > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Reform > Strafgefangener > Menschenwürde > Ethik
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by Jeffreys, Derek S. (Author)
New York University Press 2018
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