Library services and incarceration : recognizing barriers, strengthening access

Austin, Jeanie, (author., Author). McCook, Kathleen de la Peña, (writer of foreword., Writer of preface).

Summary:

"This book provides librarians and those studying to enter the profession with tools to grapple with their own implication within systems of policing and incarceration, melding critical theory with real-world examples to demonstrate how to effectively serve people impacted by incarceration"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780838949450
ISBN: 0838949452
Physical Description: xix, 186 pages ; 26 cm
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Philosophical Approaches -- Carceral Histories in the United States -- Forms of Incarceration -- Information and Incarceration -- Information Interstices: Technologies and Flows of Power -- Models of Direct Service -- Models of Indirect Service -- Reentry Support and Programming -- Building Institutional Support and Getting Started.