Bibliograph

American penology, a history of control, Thomas G. Blomberg, Karol Lucken

Type

Label

American penology, a history of control, Thomas G. Blomberg, Karol Lucken

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-248) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American penology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44173063

Responsibility statement

Thomas G. Blomberg, Karol Lucken

Series statement

New lines in criminology

Sub title

a history of control

Table Of Contents

Punishment in ancient and medieval Europe -- Punishment and public justice in colonial America (1600-1790) -- Punishment and deterrence in the period of transition (1790-1830) -- Punishment and reform in nineteenth-century America (1830-1880s) -- Progressive America and the rise of reformatories, parole, and probation (1880s-1930s) -- Progressive America and the juvenile court movement (1900-1960s) -- The twentieth-century rehabilitative ideal and the proliferation of penal services (1900-1960s) -- Discovering prison subcultures (1950s-1960s) -- Prisoner rights in the age of discontent (1960s-1970s) -- Decentralizing corrections in the age of discontent (1960s-1970s) -- Conservatism and law and order punishment (1980s-1990s) -- The prison as nursery, hospital, and asylum -- Penal reform and the culture of control (1990s and beyond)

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