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Imprisoning communities

Clear, Todd R.

Imprisoning communities how mass incarceration makes disadvantaged neighborhoods worse / [electronic resource] : Todd R. Clear. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xv, 255 p.) : ill. - Studies in crime and public policy . - Studies in crime and public policy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780199943944 (ebook) : No price


Imprisonment--Social aspects--United States.
Social problems--United States.
Urban poor--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Community-based corrections--United States.

HV9950 / .C55 2007

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