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A Country Called Prison: Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation
By Looman, Mary D. & John D. Carl
- ISBN
- 9780190211035
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ.
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Reviewed on May 15, 2015 | Social Sciences
Looman (psychologist, Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections) and Carl (THINK Sociology) explain what it means for a country to have more than 2.2 million people incarcerated, according to their estimates, by portraying this population as a country called "prison." The authors state that the "overall objective of the system is to contain criminals, not correct their behavior" and to m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
