Islam in American Prisons : Black Muslims' Challenge to American Penology
Hamid Reza. Kusha
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (231 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Judeo-Christian Foundations of American Penology; 3 American Penal Philosophy: An Overview; 4 Black Incarceration: A Historical Analysis, 1960-2007; 5 Adverse Impacts of Incarceration; 6 Islam in American Prisons; 7 Islam's Challenge to American Penology; 8 Conclusions; Index. - The growth of Islam worldwide and particularly in the United States is especially notable among African-American inmates incarcerated in American state and federal penitentiaries. This new study examines this multifaceted phenomenon.
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| ISBN | 9781840147223
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