Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Autor Christian Parentien Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 sep 2000
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781859843031
ISBN-10: 1859843034
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Verso Books
Colecția Verso
ISBN-10: 1859843034
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Verso Books
Colecția Verso
Notă biografică
Christian Parenti is the author of The Soft Cage and The Freedom, and is currently writing a book on Afghanistan. He is a visiting fellow at the CUNY Graduate School’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and his articles appear regularly in The Nation. He lives in New York City.
Recenzii
“[Parenti’s] exhaustively documented text deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system.”—Washington Post Book World
“A fast read, angry and compelling. —Philadelphia City Paper”—
“Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics.”—Times Literary Supplement
“The book is in the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research.”—The Independent
“This dark, unflinching look at what our nation has become ... cannot fail to generate serious thought about issues we prefer to lock away in darkness.”—Christian Science Monitor
“A fast read, angry and compelling. —Philadelphia City Paper”—
“Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics.”—Times Literary Supplement
“The book is in the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research.”—The Independent
“This dark, unflinching look at what our nation has become ... cannot fail to generate serious thought about issues we prefer to lock away in darkness.”—Christian Science Monitor
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A documented look at the criminal justice system in America, "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis" gives a detailed, critical account of the realities of the prison system.
A documented look at the criminal justice system in America, "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis" gives a detailed, critical account of the realities of the prison system.