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Author
Series
Publisher
Aldine de Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"The purpose of American Penology is to provide a story of punishment's past, present, and likely future. The story begins in the 1600s, in the setting of colonial America, and ends in the present. As the story evolves through various historical and contemporary settings, America's efforts to understand and control crime unfold. The context, ideas, practices, and consequences of various punishment reforms are described and examined"--Amazon.com.
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