Routledge Handbook on American Prisons by Laurie A. Gould, Jo... - 9780367552671

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Routledge Handbook on American PrisonsAuthor(s): Laurie A. Gould, John J. Brent\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367552671, 978-0367552671\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook on American Prisons is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of [url] prisons and synthesizes the research on the many facets of the prison system. The United States is exceptional in its use of incarceration as punishment. It not only has the largest prison population in the world, but also the highest per-capita incarceration rate. Research and debate about mass incarceration continues to grow, with mounting bipartisan agreement on the need for criminal justice reform. \n\nDivided into four sections (Prisons: Security, Operations and Administration; Types of Offenders and Populations; Living and Dying in Prison; and Release, Reentry, and Reform), the volume explores the key issues fundamental to understanding the [u.