This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its conditions, and its impact on society. Wehr and Aseltine define the prison industrial complex and explain how the current prison system is a contemporary social problem. They conclude by using California as a case study, and propose alternatives and alterations to the prison system.
- ISBN13 9781135093075
- Publish Date 26 June 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 1 November 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format eBook
- Pages 80
- Language English