Clear, Todd R. <br/><br/>
The punishment imperative :  the rise and failure of mass incarceration in America / 
Todd R. Clear and Natasha A. Frost. 
 - 1 online resource (271 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The beginning of the end of the punishment imperative -- The contours of mass incarceration -- The punishment imperative as a grand social experiment -- The policies of the punishment imperative -- Two views on the objectives of the punishment imperative -- Assessing the punishment imperative -- Dismantling the punishment imperative. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781479829026 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Imprisonment--United States.<br/>Corrections--United States.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9471  / .C574 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>365/.973