{"product_id":"the-united-states-of-incarceration-tim-anderson-9781491746264","title":"The United States of Incarceration: The Criminal Justice Assault on Minorities, the Poor, and the Mentally Ill","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen police agencies began grabbing more power in the 1960s, it began a vicious cycle of relying on imprisonment to solve socio-political, financial, and mental health problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reality is that this approach hasn't worked, and it's actually diminished our quality of freedom. Meanwhile, police officers have begun to look at citizens not as people to serve and protect but as enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTim Anderson takes an in-depth look into how the misguided prison-industrial complex unfairly targets minorities, the mentally ill, and the poor. It supports the argument made by Angela Davis, who said, ?Prisons give the appearance of performing a magic trick. However, prisons don't make problems disappear?they make people disappear.?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoliberals continue to try to convince the public that we need to equip our police officers with weapons that make them seem more like military ground troops. But if we continue down this course, we?ll all just be one more target to be eliminated in \u003ci\u003eThe United States of Incarceration.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491746262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491746264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"Tim Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124049408255,"sku":"9781491746264","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7e5fc97-8107-4b3d-b25f-6b823f108e68.jpg?v=1687434440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-united-states-of-incarceration-tim-anderson-9781491746264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}