{"product_id":"explaining-us-imprisonment-9781412924870","title":"Explaining U.S. Imprisonment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplaining U.S. Imprisonment\u003c\/b\u003e examines women in prison, minorities, the historical path to the modern prison, a wide range of contemporary issues, and social influences on prison reform. While focusing on prisons, this one-of-a-kind book is written within the context of the sociology of punishment and covers cutting-edge topics such as detaining immigrants, the War on Terror, and prison in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a historical and social framework to place U.S. corrections and imprisonment policies in context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes first-hand accounts from inmates, as well as primary source documents written by early prison reformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrates research on women, men, and minorities throughout, rather than separating each topic into a stand-alone chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegins chapters with thought-provoking quotes to set the stage for the content that follows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplaining U.S. Imprisonment \u003c\/b\u003eis ideal for use as a supplementary text in undergraduate and graduate courses on corrections, imprisonment, and theories of punishment. It is also appropriate for use in courses on criminal justice, incarceration, minority issues in law, sociology of law, and the study of the modern prison system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Bosworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412924870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Bosworth  is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. Her research interests include prisons, race, and gender. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEngendering Resistance: Agency and Power in Women's Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409607782515,"sku":"9781412924870","price":123.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5c3efa37-ffb5-45f5-830f-1fd8715c8e86.jpg?v=1771937016","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/explaining-us-imprisonment-9781412924870","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}