Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
95
Language
English
Published
Jul 8, 2013
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1299716369
ISBN-13
9781299716360
Description
This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its conditions, and its impact on society. Wehr and Aseltine define the prison industrial complex and explain how the current prison system is a contemporary social problem. They conclude by using California as a case study, and propose alternatives and alterations to the prison system.
Genres
Contemporary