The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society
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Combining extensive interviews with his own experience as an inmate, John Irwin constructs a powerful and graphic description of the big-city jail. Unlike prisons, which incarcerate convicted felons,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520060326
ISBN13:9780520060326
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Perseus - Ucal Pod
Length:168 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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STEPEHN C. RICHARDS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ACADEMIC STUDY OF AMERICAN JAILS. IRWIN HAS WRITTEN A BOOK THAT SHOULD BE READ BY THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS. HE ILLUSTRATES HOW POVERTY AND INEQUALITY CREATED A POPULATION THAT WAS PROCESSED BY THE COURTS AND JAILS INTO UNDERCLASS RABLE. THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, THROUGH REPEATED TERMS IN JAIL IS TRANSFORMED INTO RABLE. THE THESIS OF THE BOOK IS THAT THE JAILS PREPARE THE POOR TO BE UNDERCLASS. THE BOOK SHOULD BE READ BY ANYBODY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING WHY HOMELESSNESS AND PETTY CRIME HAVE BECOME A FEATURE OF EVERY MAJOR AMERICAN CITY.
A stunning account of US jails, their effects & function
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
A remarkable inside account, inspired by Goffman, of the effects of jail on inmates and the social functions of jails in the US: managing the "rabble" and enforcing a social order built on vertiginous inequalities. Superbly written and argued, a model of responsible social inquiry
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