Islam in American Prisons : Black Muslims' Challenge to American Penology.
Title:
Islam in American Prisons : Black Muslims' Challenge to American Penology.
Author:
Kusha, Hamid Reza.
ISBN:
9780754688655
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Series:
Law, Justice and Power
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of 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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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