Arresting Citizenship: The Democratic Consequences of American Crime Control

by Vesla M. Weaver, Amy E. Lerman, Vesla M Weaver

Book Overview

The numbers are staggering: One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more were never convicted, but are nonetheless subject to surveillance by the state. Never before has the American government maintained so vast a network of institutions dedicated solely to the control and confinement of its citizens.
A provocative assessment of the contemporary carceral state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022613783X
• ISBN13: 9780226137834
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"