Book contents
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Mass Incarceration?
- 1 Definition
- 2 The Deprivation of Incarceration
- 3 Where Is Mass Incarceration?
- 4 Distinguishing the Criminal Justice and Criminal Legal Systems
- Part II The Building Blocks of Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration
- Part IV The Road to Recovery
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
3 - Where Is Mass Incarceration?
from Part I - What Is Mass Incarceration?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Mass Incarceration?
- 1 Definition
- 2 The Deprivation of Incarceration
- 3 Where Is Mass Incarceration?
- 4 Distinguishing the Criminal Justice and Criminal Legal Systems
- Part II The Building Blocks of Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration
- Part IV The Road to Recovery
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
Summary
The key to understanding the “American criminal justice system” is that there is no such thing. There are, instead, thousands of local systems, each functioning in different ways.
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- Mass Incarceration NationHow the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover, pp. 20 - 23Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022