ABSTRACT
This short text, ideal for Social Problems and Criminal Justice courses, examines the American prison system, its conditions, and its impact on society. Wehr and Aseltine define the prison industrial complex and explain how the current prison system is a contemporary social problem. They conclude by using California as a case study, and propose alternatives and alterations to the prison system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |24 pages
The Prison Industrial Complex: Principles, Processes, and Products
chapter I|2 pages
Introduction
chapter III|12 pages
Elaborating the Prison Industrial Complex
Race, Class, Gender, and Social Control
part |17 pages
Crime and Incarceration in the 21st Century
chapter IV|10 pages
The Troubling Conditions in Prisons
chapter V|7 pages
Consequences of Prisons for the Community
part |20 pages
Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex