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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2014
      August 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139649681
      9781107041455
      9781107613850
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139649681
      Dimensions:
      (235 x 157 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.63kg, 308 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 151 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 308 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Criminology, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Sociology
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Criminology, American Studies, American Government, Politics and Policy, Politics and International Relations, Sociology
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    In The Modern Prison Paradox, Amy E. Lerman examines the shift from rehabilitation to punitivism that has taken place in the politics and practice of American corrections. She argues that this punitive turn has had profoundly negative consequences for both crime control and American community life. Professor Lerman's research shows that spending time in America's increasingly violent and castigatory prisons strengthens inmates' criminal networks and fosters attitudes that increase the likelihood of criminal activity following parole. Additionally, Professor Lerman assesses whether America's more punitive prisons similarly shape the social attitudes and behaviors of correctional staff. Her analysis reveals that working in more punitive prisons causes correctional officers to develop an 'us against them' mentality while on the job, and that the stress and wariness officers acquire at work carries over into their personal lives, straining relationships with partners, children, and friends.

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