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From the war on poverty to the war on crime : the making of mass incarceration in America / Elizabeth Hinton.

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"In the United States today, one in every 31 adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem or...

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Main Author: Hinton, Elizabeth Kai, 1983- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism in criminology > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States > History > 20th century.
Urban policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Crime prevention > United States > History > 20th century.
Crime > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Imprisonment > United States.
Mass incarceration > Political aspects > United States.
Crime > Political aspects.
Crime prevention.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects.
Urban policy.
United States.
1900-1999
History.

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