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Wehr, Kevin, 1972-

Beyond the prison industrial complex : crime and incarceration in the 21st century / Kevin Wehr, Elyshia Aseltine. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - xiii, 79 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Framing 21st century social issues . - Framing 21st century social issues. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-69) and index.

Section I: The Prison Industrial Complex: Principles, Processes, Products -- Introduction -- The Prison Industrial Complex: Social functions of crime and prisons -- Elaborating the Prison Industrial Complex: Race, class, gender, and social control -- Section II: Crime and Incarceration in the 21st Century -- The Troubling Conditions in Prisons -- Consequences of Prisons for the Community -- Section III: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex -- 6. Reforming the Prison Industiral Complex: The case of California -- Conclusion: Framing alternatives

ISBN: 9780415635530 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415635535 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203070888 (ebook : alk. paper) 0203070887 (ebook : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012035288

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prison-industrial complex--United States.
Imprisonment--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Imprisonment.
Prison-industrial complex.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

LC Class. No.: HV 9471 .W44 2013