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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis Paperback - 2008

by Parenti, Christian

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A documented look at the criminal justice system in America, "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis" gives a detailed, critical account of the realities of the prison system.

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  • Title Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
  • Author Parenti, Christian
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Edition
  • Condition UsedAcceptable
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Verso, London
  • Date 2008-07-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31URM800EFIH_ns
  • ISBN 9781844672493 / 1844672492
  • Weight 1.09 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 6.08 x 0.91 in (23.32 x 15.44 x 2.31 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Police - United States, Criminal justice, Administration of - United
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008277533
  • Dewey Decimal Code 365.973

From the publisher

Christian Parenti is the author of The Soft Cage and The Freedom, and is currently writing a book on Afghanistan. He is a visiting fellow at the CUNY Graduate School’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and his articles appear regularly in The Nation. He lives in New York City.

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“In the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research.”—Independent

“Exhaustively documented ... deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system.”—Washington Post Book World

“Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics who are attracted by the rhetoric of zero tolerance.”—Times Literary Supplement

“Terrifying, informative and gripping.”—New York Press

About the author

Christian Parenti is the author of The Soft Cage and The Freedom, and is currently writing a book on Afghanistan. He is a visiting fellow at the CUNY Graduate School's Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and his articles appear regularly in The Nation. He lives in New York City.

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