A Plague Of Prisons
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Author |
: Ernest Drucker |
Publisher |
: New Press, The |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2013-05-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781595588791 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1595588795 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Plague of Prisons by : Ernest Drucker
When Dr. John Snow first traced an outbreak of cholera to a water pump in the Soho district of London in 1854, the field of epidemiology was born. Ernest Drucker’s A Plague of Prisons takes the same concepts and tools of public health that have successfully tracked epidemics of flu, tuberculosis, and AIDS to make the case that our current unprecedented level of imprisonment has become an epidemic. Drucker passionately argues that imprisonment—originally conceived as a response to the crimes of individuals—has become mass incarceration: a destabilizing force, a plague upon our body politic, that undermines families and communities, damaging the very social structures that prevent crime. Described as a “towering achievement” (Ira Glasser) and “the clearest and most intelligible case for a reevaluation of how we view incarceration” (Spectrum Culture), A Plague of Prisons offers a cutting-edge perspective on criminal justice in twenty-first-century America that “could help to shame the U.S. public into demanding remedial action” (The Lancet).
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: 2013 |
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: OCLC:1091201151 |
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: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Plague Of Prisons The Epidemiology Of Mass Incarceration In America by :
When Dr. John Snow first traced an outbreak of cholera to a water pump in the Soho district of London in 1854, the field of epidemiology was born. Ernest Drucker's A Plague of Prisons takes the same concepts and tools of public health that have successfully tracked epidemics of flu, tuberculosis, and AIDS to make the case that our current unprecedented level of imprisonment has become an epidemic. Drucker passionately argues that imprisonment-originally conceived as a response to the crimes of individuals-has become mass incarceration: a destabilizing force, a plague upon our body politic, that undermines families and communities, damaging the very social structures that prevent crime. Described as a "towering achievement" (Ira Glasser) and "the clearest and most intelligible case for a reevaluation of how we view incarceration" (Spectrum Culture), A Plague of Prisons offers a cutting-edge perspective on criminal justice in twenty-first-century America that "could help to shame the U.S. public into demanding remedial action" (The Lancet).
Author |
: Ernest Drucker |
Publisher |
: The New Press |
Total Pages |
: 251 |
Release |
: 2018-02-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781620972793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1620972794 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Decarcerating America by : Ernest Drucker
“A powerful call for reform.” —NPR An all-star team of criminal justice experts present timely, innovative, and humane ways to end mass incarceration Mass incarceration will end—there is an emerging consensus that we’ve been locking up too many people for too long. But with more than 2.2 million Americans behind bars right now, how do we go about bringing people home? Decarcerating America collects some of the leading thinkers in the criminal justice reform movement to strategize about how to cure America of its epidemic of mass punishment. With sections on front-end approaches, as well as improving prison conditions and re-entry, the book includes pieces by leaders across the criminal justice reform movement: Danielle Sered of Common Justice describes successful programs for youth with violent offenses; Robin Steinberg of the Bronx Defenders argues for more resources for defense attorneys to diminish plea bargains; Kathy Boudin suggests changes to the parole model; Jeannie Little offers an alternative for mental health and drug addiction issues; and Eric Lotke offers models of new industries to replace the prison economy. Editor Ernest Drucker applies the tools of epidemiology to help us cure what he calls "a plague of prisons." Decarcerating America will be an indispensable roadmap as the movement to challenge incarceration in America gains critical mass—it shows us how to get people out of prisons, and the more appropriate responses to crime. The ideas presented in this volume are what we are fighting for when we fight against the New Jim Crow.
Author |
: Lauren-Brooke Eisen |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 476 |
Release |
: 2017-11-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231542319 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231542313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inside Private Prisons by : Lauren-Brooke Eisen
When the tough-on-crime politics of the 1980s overcrowded state prisons, private companies saw potential profit in building and operating correctional facilities. Today more than a hundred thousand of the 1.5 million incarcerated Americans are held in private prisons in twenty-nine states and federal corrections. Private prisons are criticized for making money off mass incarceration—to the tune of $5 billion in annual revenue. Based on Lauren-Brooke Eisen’s work as a prosecutor, journalist, and attorney at policy think tanks, Inside Private Prisons blends investigative reportage and quantitative and historical research to analyze privatized corrections in America. From divestment campaigns to boardrooms to private immigration-detention centers across the Southwest, Eisen examines private prisons through the eyes of inmates, their families, correctional staff, policymakers, activists, Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees, undocumented immigrants, and the executives of America’s largest private prison corporations. Private prisons have become ground zero in the anti-mass-incarceration movement. Universities have divested from these companies, political candidates hesitate to accept their campaign donations, and the Department of Justice tried to phase out its contracts with them. On the other side, impoverished rural towns often try to lure the for-profit prison industry to build facilities and create new jobs. Neither an endorsement or a demonization, Inside Private Prisons details the complicated and perverse incentives rooted in the industry, from mandatory bed occupancy to vested interests in mass incarceration. If private prisons are here to stay, how can we fix them? This book is a blueprint for policymakers to reform practices and for concerned citizens to understand our changing carceral landscape.
Author |
: Lorien Foote |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1469630559 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781469630557 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Yankee Plague by : Lorien Foote
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Author |
: Kristine Levan |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 166 |
Release |
: 2016-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317075790 |
ISBN-13 |
: 131707579X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Prison Violence by : Kristine Levan
Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole. With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions explores the various systems that exist to combat the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence. As such, it will be of interest to policy makers as well as scholars of sociology, criminology and penology.
Author |
: Hill Harper |
Publisher |
: Avery |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 2014-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781592408719 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1592408710 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters to an Incarcerated Brother by : Hill Harper
Originally published in hardcover in 2013.
Author |
: Edward Bloor |
Publisher |
: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2011-09-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780375989377 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0375989374 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Plague Year by : Edward Bloor
It's 2001 and zombies have taken over Tom's town. Meth zombies. The drug rips through Blackwater, PA, with a ferocity and a velocity that overwhelms everyone. It starts small, with petty thefts of cleaning supplies and Sudafed from the supermarket where Tom works. But by year's end there will be ruined, hollow people on every street corner. Meth will unmake the lives of friends and teachers and parents. It will fill the prisons, and the morgues. Tom's always been focused on getting out of his depressing coal mining town, on planning his escape to a college somewhere sunny and far away. But as bits of his childhood erode around him, he finds it's not so easy to let go. With the selfless heroism of the passengers on United Flight 93 that crashed nearby fresh in his mind and in his heart, Tom begins to see some reasons to stay, to see that even lost causes can be worth fighting for. Edward Bloor has created a searing portrait of a place and a family and a boy who survive a harrowing plague year, and become stronger than before.
Author |
: Ron H. Aday |
Publisher |
: Praeger Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015056452256 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aging Prisoners by : Ron H. Aday
The number of elderly prisoners is growing. This book provides a review and analysis of the issues that this population presents to correctional systems, covering the medical, gerontological, psychological and social aspects of aging in place in prison. Other topics covered inlcude: -- the current state of U.S. prisons, crime patterns among the elderly, problems associated with long-term inmates, the treatment of older women prisoners, and the possibility of an elderly justice system.
Author |
: Peter Williamson |
Publisher |
: Teachers College Press |
Total Pages |
: 169 |
Release |
: 2021 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807779637 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807779636 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis School, Not Jail by : Peter Williamson
This important volume examines how and why increasing numbers of students, disproportionately youth of color, are being taken from our schools and put into our prisons. Williamson and Appleman, along with a collection of scholars, teacher educators, K–12 teachers, administrators, and incarcerated students, offer their perspectives on how schooling can be restructured to disrupt this flow and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. They present clearly articulated strategies on curriculum, pedagogy, and disciplinary practices that can help redirect our collective efforts away from carceral practices. By considering chapters from prison educators and currently incarcerated students (the end of the pipeline), readers will plainly see the disciplinary and curricular issues that need to be addressed in our schools. The text includes examples of meaningful ways to engage students that could be incorporated into a variety of classrooms, from social studies to science to English language arts. Book Features: Instructive cautionary tales with specific pedagogical and policy suggestions. Alternatives to discipline in schools, such as restorative justice and positive behavioral support.Insights to help educators consider the trajectory of their students, as well as suggestions for making the curriculum both relevant and sustaining. Directly addresses the ways in which an understanding of the mechanisms of the school-to-prison pipeline can be woven into teacher preparation.