The Birth of the Penitentiary in Latin America: Essays on Criminology, Prison Reform, and Social Control, 1830-1940

by Carlos Aguirre

Book Overview

Opening a new area in Latin American studies, The Birth of the Penitentiary in Latin America showcases the most recent historical outlooks on prison reform and criminology in the Latin American context. The essays in this collection shed new light on the discourse and practice of prison reform, the interpretive shifts induced by the spread of criminological science, and the links between them and competing discourses about class, race, nation, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292777078
• ISBN13: 9780292777071
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"