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The Resource Are prisons obsolete?, Angela Y. Davis

Are prisons obsolete?, Angela Y. Davis

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From the Publisher: Amid rising public concern about the proliferation and privatization of prisons, and their promise of enormous profits, world-renowned author and activist Angela Y. Davis argues for the abolition of the prison system as the dominant way of responding to America's social ills. "In thinking about the possible obsolescence of the prison," Davis writes, "we should ask how it is that so many people could end up in prison without major debates regarding the efficacy of incarceration." Whereas Reagan-era politicians with "tough on crime" stances argued that imprisonment and longer sentences would keep communities free of crime, history has shown that the practice of mass incarceration during that period has had little or no effect on official crime rates: in fact, larger prison populations led not to safer communities but to even larger prison populations. As we make our way into the twenty-first century-two hundred years after the invention of the penitentiary-the question of prison abolition has acquired an unprecedented urgency. Backed by growing numbers of prisons and prisoners, Davis analyzes these institutions in the U.S., arguing that the very future of democracy depends on our ability to develop radical theories and practices that make it possible to plan and fight for a world beyond the prison industrial complex
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eng
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128 pages
Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1: Introduction: Prison reform or prison abolition?
  • 2: Slavery, civil rights, and abolitionist perspectives toward prison
  • 3: Imprisonment and reform
  • 4: How gender structures the prison system
  • 5: Prison industrial complex
  • 6: Abolitionist alternatives
  • Resources
  • Notes
  • About the author
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9781166436568
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Are prisons obsolete?
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Are prisons obsolete?
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Angela Y. Davis
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Language
eng
Summary
From the Publisher: Amid rising public concern about the proliferation and privatization of prisons, and their promise of enormous profits, world-renowned author and activist Angela Y. Davis argues for the abolition of the prison system as the dominant way of responding to America's social ills. "In thinking about the possible obsolescence of the prison," Davis writes, "we should ask how it is that so many people could end up in prison without major debates regarding the efficacy of incarceration." Whereas Reagan-era politicians with "tough on crime" stances argued that imprisonment and longer sentences would keep communities free of crime, history has shown that the practice of mass incarceration during that period has had little or no effect on official crime rates: in fact, larger prison populations led not to safer communities but to even larger prison populations. As we make our way into the twenty-first century-two hundred years after the invention of the penitentiary-the question of prison abolition has acquired an unprecedented urgency. Backed by growing numbers of prisons and prisoners, Davis analyzes these institutions in the U.S., arguing that the very future of democracy depends on our ability to develop radical theories and practices that make it possible to plan and fight for a world beyond the prison industrial complex
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1944-
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Davis, Angela Y.
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no index present
LC call number
HV9471
LC item number
.D375 2003
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non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Prisons
  • Criminals
  • Alternatives to imprisonment
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Are prisons obsolete?, Angela Y. Davis
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127)
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Contents
Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction: Prison reform or prison abolition? -- 2: Slavery, civil rights, and abolitionist perspectives toward prison -- 3: Imprisonment and reform -- 4: How gender structures the prison system -- 5: Prison industrial complex -- 6: Abolitionist alternatives -- Resources -- Notes -- About the author
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ocm52832083
Dimensions
18 cm.
Extent
128 pages
Isbn
9781166436568
Lccn
2006281923
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)52832083
Label
Are prisons obsolete?, Angela Y. Davis
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127)
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction: Prison reform or prison abolition? -- 2: Slavery, civil rights, and abolitionist perspectives toward prison -- 3: Imprisonment and reform -- 4: How gender structures the prison system -- 5: Prison industrial complex -- 6: Abolitionist alternatives -- Resources -- Notes -- About the author
Control code
ocm52832083
Dimensions
18 cm.
Extent
128 pages
Isbn
9781166436568
Lccn
2006281923
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)52832083

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