{"product_id":"corrections-9780415782098","title":"Corrections","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrections\u003c\/strong\u003e by Welch, Michael. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415782098.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorrections: A Critical Approach, 3rd edition confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the world. This statistic is all the more troubling considering that its correctional population is overrepresented by the poor, African-Americans, and Latinos.\nNot only throwing crucial light on matters involving race and social class, this book also identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology. By attending closely to historical and theoretical development, the narrative takes into account both instrumental (goal-oriented) and expressive (cultural) explanations to sharpen our understanding of punishment and the growing reliance on incarceration.\nCovering five main areas of inquiry - penal context, penal populations, penal violence, penal process, and penal state - this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in undertaking a critical analysis of penology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44956707225653,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415782090","price":32.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415782098_bbc12811-fd40-4932-8a52-e46741c7606d.jpg?v=1778723527","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/corrections-9780415782098","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}