Islam in American prisons : black Muslims' challenge to American penology
First Statement of Responsibility
/ by Hamid Reza Kusha
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Farnham; Burlington
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Ashgate
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 218 p.
SERIES
Series Title
Law, justice and power
GENERAL NOTES
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Code E.Book: 2093
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Judea-Christian foundations of American penology -- American penal philosophy : an overview -- Black incarceration : an historical analysis, 1960-2007 -- Adverse impacts of incarceration -- Islam in American prisons -- Islam's challenge to American penology -- Conclusions.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Prisons -- United States -- History
Islam -- United States
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.