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Subject(s)

• Jails—United States [Browse]
• Dignity [Browse]
• Prisoners—Abuse of—United States [Browse]
• Prisoners—United States—Social conditions [Browse]
• Prisoners—Mental health—United States [Browse]
• Stigma (Social psychology)—United States [Browse]
• Imprisonment—Moral and ethical aspects—United States [Browse]
• Discrimination in criminal justice administration—United States [Browse]

Series

• Alternative criminology series [More in this series]
• Alternative criminology

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-218) and index.

Contents

• Degradation and disorientation: a glimpse into the Cook County jail
• What is the purpose of a jail?
• A matter of dignity
• Why do we stigmatize inmates? disgust, contempt, and fear in American jails
• What can we do? responding to a crisis
• Conclusion: can we reform the jail?
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

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Other format(s)

Also available as an ebook.

ISBN

• 9781479838622 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
• 1479838624 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
• 9781479814824 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)
• 1479814822 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2017034397

OCLC

997926499

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