Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure
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"Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure" is an essay by anarchist writer Emma Goldman that critiques the prison system as inherently unjust and socially destructive.
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| Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anarchist literature
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essay ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
abolition of prisons
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addressing social causes of crime ⓘ social reform instead of punishment ⓘ |
| argues |
crime is largely a product of social conditions
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economic inequality contributes to crime ⓘ prisons brutalize inmates ⓘ prisons create hardened criminals ⓘ prisons fail to protect society in the long term ⓘ society bears responsibility for crime ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
anarchism
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prison abolitionism ⓘ radical criminology ⓘ |
| author | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
criminal law system
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penal institutions ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ state punishment ⓘ |
| criticizesInstitution |
courts
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police ⓘ prison administration ⓘ |
| genre |
penal reform critique
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th century radical politics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Emma Goldman essays ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical criminology discourse
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later prison abolitionist thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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political activists ⓘ social reformers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
criminal justice
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prison system ⓘ punishment ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| perspective |
anarchist
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anti-authoritarian ⓘ |
| positionOnPrisons |
prisons are inherently unjust
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prisons are socially destructive ⓘ prisons fail to reform offenders ⓘ prisons perpetuate crime ⓘ prisons reinforce social inequality ⓘ |
| workOf | Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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