American furies : crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment

American furies : crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment / Sasha Abramsky.

Author/creator	Abramsky, Sasha
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Boston : Beacon Press, ©2007.
Description	xxv, 213 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Punishment--United States. Imprisonment--United States. Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.

Contents	Introduction : From out of Tartarus -- pt. 1. A mindset molded -- ch. 1. The holy experiment -- ch. 2. A rising tide of violence -- ch. 3. Using a sledgehammer to kill a gnat -- ch. 4. Victims, fundamentalists, and rant radio hacks -- ch. 5. Reducto ad absurdum -- ch. 6. Open for business -- ch .7. Till the end of time -- ch. 8. Storehouses of the living dead -- ch. 9. Adult time -- Conclusion : Leviathan calling -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and index.
LCCN	2006031105
ISBN	9780807042229 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807042226 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV9950 .A334 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold