{"product_id":"american-prisons-their-past-present-and-future-paperback","title":"American Prisons: Their Past, Present and Future - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Musick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristine Gunsaulus-Musick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImprisonment has become big business in the United States. Using a \"history of ideas\" approach, this book examines the cultural underpinnings of prisons in the United States and explores how shared ideas about imprisonment evolve into a complex, loosely connected nationwide system of prisons that keeps enough persons to populate a small nation behind bars, razor wire and electrified fences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracing both the history of the prison and the very idea of imprisonment in the United States, this book provides students with a critical overview of American prisons and considers their past, their present and directions for the future. Topics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- a history of imprisonment in America from 1600 to the present day;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the twentieth-century prison building binge;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- the relationship between U.S. prisons and the private sector;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- a critical account of capital punishment;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- less-visible prison minorities, including women, children and the elderly; and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- sex, violence and disease in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book is essential reading for advanced courses on corrections and correctional management and offers a compelling and provocative analysis of the realities of American penal culture from past to present. It is perfect reading for students of criminal justice, corrections, penology and the sociology of punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Musick\u003c\/strong\u003e earned his Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. His areas of specialization include the history of ideas, criminology and juvenile delinquency. For most of his adult life, he worked with inmates, as a counselor, teacher and social researcher, in a number of adult and juvenile prisons. For over thirty years, he taught courses on the sociology of corrections. In collaboration with his wife, Kristine, Professor Musick has worked as an expert on over fifty capital murder cases. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristine Gunsaulus-Musick\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her Ph.D. in Human Rehabilitation at the University of Northern Colorado. Her background in social science, secondary education, and the mental health fields has informed a career that includes work as a university center psychologist, professor, researcher, and published writer. She has maintained a private practice as a licensed psychologist in the Rocky Mountains, alongside the collaborative \"systems\" work, research, and writing she enjoys with her spouse, David.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733996998719,"sku":"9781138805798","price":120.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0c1e50cf0c8fff647d5a7dc37a859f9a.webp?v=1765138261","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/american-prisons-their-past-present-and-future-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}