It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge (2nd Edition)

Irwin, John, and James Austin

ISBN 10: 0534508898 / ISBN 13: 9780534508890

Published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA, 1997

About this Item

Second edition, second printing. From "The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series." Purple illustrated covers with yellow and white printing; some wear on edges. 182 pp. including index. "'It's About Time' provides the most up-to-date statistics on the crime rate, criminal justice expenditures, and the growth of the prison system. It also gives a critical analysis of the whole prison system while covering relevant topics such as contemporary prison conditions and release policies.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge (2nd Edition)
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534508898
• ISBN 13: 9780534508890
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book is a brief critical examination of American societys tendency to use prisons as the sole way of dealing with crime and criminals. The book also looks at the devastating impact both have on individuals within the prison system.

Review

1. Our Imprisonment Binge. 2. Who Goes to Prison. 3. The Imprisonment of Children and Women. 4. The Private Prison Binge. 5. Doing Time. 6. Super Max. 7. Release. 8. The Correctional Treatment Industrial Complex. 9. The Three Strikes and You're Out Movement. 10. It's About Time. Index.