Author: Convict in a convict's cellPublisher:
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
An Illustrated History and Description of State Prison Life by One who Has Been There
Author: Convict in a convict's cellPublisher:
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Cruel and Unusual
Author: Anne-Marie CusacPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300155492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
The statistics are startling. Since 1973, America’s imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the United States. Anne-Marie Cusac first looks at punishment in the nation’s early days, when Americans repudiated Old World cruelty toward criminals and emphasized rehabilitation over retribution. This attitude persisted for some 200 years, but in recent decades we have abandoned it, Cusac shows. She discusses the dramatic rise in the use of torture and restraint, corporal and capital punishment, and punitive physical pain. And she links this new climate of punishment to shifts in other aspects of American culture, including changes in dominant religious beliefs, child-rearing practices, politics, television shows, movies, and more. America now punishes harder and longer and with methods we would have rejected as cruel and unusual not long ago. These changes are profound, their impact affects all our lives, and we have yet to understand the full consequences.
An Illustrated History and Description of State Prison Life by One Who Has Been There
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780343587970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
An Illustrated History and Description of State Prison Life by One Who Has Been There: In Two Parts: One Showing the Cruelties and Horrors of the Old
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353620346
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: The Illustrated Police News
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Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Author: Cassell, ltd
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