Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis

Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown America notonly documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war oncrime, it also explains the political and economic history behind themassive crackdown. This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditation on surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate the criminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, Lockdown America willpropel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crimeand politics in a period of gathering economic crisis.

Author: Christian Parenti
Publisher: Verso
Published: 08/17/2008
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.08w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9781844672493
ISBN10: 1844672492
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Penology
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- Social Science | Criminology

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.