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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691229759

ISBN-139780691229751

eBay Product ID (ePID)2328294354

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Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIdea of Prison Abolition

Publication Year2022

SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Radicalism, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Criminal Law / General, Criminology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Philosophy, Social Science

AuthorTommie Shelby

SeriesCarl G. Hempel Lecture Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight14.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2023-394119

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews" The time is right for a book like Tommie Shelby's The Idea of Prison Abolition --one that closely and carefully examines, in detail and with rigor, some of the best arguments on behalf of abolishing prisons, and does so with philosophical sophistication, crystal-clear prose, and admirable breadth. " ---Jennifer Lackey, Journal of Philosophy, Winner of the Easton Award, Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association, "'Radical flank' theory was once used to show how hyping the threat of revolutionary Black Power groupings in the 1960s was used by liberals to make the more moderate, but still unsettling, demands of the Civil Rights movement seem more palatable to White America. Shelby is attempting something similar here with abolitionism, using it to galvanise the more moderate American Left into seeing the desperate urgency of ending mass incarceration--while crucially dropping its contentious name. . . . Necessary reading." ---Mike Nellis, Punishment & Society, " The Idea of Prison Abolition is the work of a well-read, clear-headed, and sober-minded thinker, and it seldom gives good cause to disagree with its careful arguments. It will be indispensable for anyone working on its subject." ---Benjamin Ewing, Mind, "A valuable contribution to analytic philosophy of criminal law and punishment because it directly engages with abolitionist views from outside the academy." ---Amelia M. Wirts, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, "What could we have instead of prisons? Is all crime caused by social injustice or would there still be murder and theft in a fair society? How else could we protect the public if not with jails? Could there be such thing as a non-dehumanising prison? The Idea of Prison Abolition is a philosopher's cool headed take on these hot political questions [and] makes a good intellectual case against abolitionism." ---Andy West, The Philosopher

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number13

Dewey Decimal365/.973

SynopsisAn incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment Despite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice. In the United States and elsewhere, prison conditions are inhumane, prisoners are treated without dignity, and sentences are extremely harsh. Mass incarceration and its devastating impact on black communities have been widely condemned as neoslavery or "the new Jim Crow." Can the practice of imprisonment be reformed, or does justice require it to be ended altogether? In The Idea of Prison Abolition , Tommie Shelby examines the abolitionist case against prisons and its formidable challenge to would-be prison reformers. Philosophers have long theorized punishment and its justifications, but they haven't paid enough attention to incarceration or its related problems in societies structured by racial and economic injustice. Taking up this urgent topic, Shelby argues that prisons, once reformed and under the right circumstances, can be legitimate and effective tools of crime control. Yet he draws on insights from black radicals and leading prison abolitionists, especially Angela Davis, to argue that we should dramatically decrease imprisonment and think beyond bars when responding to the problem of crime. While a world without prisons might be utopian, The Idea of Prison Abolition makes the case that we can make meaningful progress toward this ideal by abolishing the structural injustices that too often lead to crime and its harmful consequences.

LC Classification NumberHV8705