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Killer Looks : The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons by Zara Stone (2021, Hardcover)

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Killer Looks : The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons, Hardcover by Stone, Zara, ISBN 1633886727, ISBN-13 9781633886728, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "In this highly original and highly researched book, Zara Stone draws on the intersectionality of socioeconomic success, racial bias, the prison industry complex, and the fallacy of attractiveness to get to the heart of how appearance and societal approval creates self-worth, and uncovers deeper truths of beauty bias, inherited racism, effective recidivism programs, and inequality"--

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PublisherPrometheus Books, Publishers

ISBN-101633886727

ISBN-139781633886728

eBay Product ID (ePID)16050378752

Product Key Features

Book TitleKiller Looks : the Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons

Number of Pages242 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSociology / General, Surgery / Plastic & Cosmetic, Penology, Criminology

Publication Year2021

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Medical

AuthorZara Stone

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight23.9 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-013133

ReviewsNetGalley Review: 5 starsLast updated on 02 Jul 2021"This book was great, there was clearly a lot of research done while writing the book. It was a great read, the subject was very interesting."--Mariane Desjardins, reviewer and blogger, "One surgeon's unconventional project provides the narrative spine for a fascinating, often shocking look inside the American prison system. Expertly and rigorously researched, Killer Looks takes the reader through the little-known practice of testing surgeries on prisoners, the rise and fall of the rehabilitation movement, the surprising economics of lookism, and the ingrained racism at the heart of all of it. Stone writes with compassion and authority. I won't soon forget this book." - Mary Roach, New York Times-bestselling author of Grunt and Stiff, among others

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal365.667

SynopsisKiller Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man. From the 1920s up to the mid-1990s, half a million prison inmates across America, Canada, and the U.K willingly went under the knife, their tab picked up by the government. In the beginning, this was a haphazard affair -- applied inconsistently and unfairly to inmates, but entering the 1960s, a movement to scientifically quantify the long-term effect of such programs took hold. And, strange as it may sound, the criminologists were right: recidivism rates plummeted. In 1967, a three-year cosmetic surgery program set on Rikers Island saw recidivism rates drop 36% for surgically altered offenders. The program, funded by a $240,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, was led by Dr. Michael Lewin, who ran a similar program at Sing-Sing prison in 1953. Killer Looks draws on the intersectionality of socioeconomic success, racial bias, the prison industry complex and the fallacy of attractiveness to get to the heart of how appearance and societal approval creates self-worth, and uncovers deeper truths of beauty bias, inherited racism, effective recidivism programs, and inequality. ,, Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man., Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man. From the 1920s up to the mid-1990s, half a million prison inmates across America, Canada, and the U.K willingly went under the knife, their tab picked up by the government. In the beginning, this was a haphazard affair -- applied inconsistently and unfairly to inmates, but entering the 1960s, a movement to scientifically quantify the long-term effect of such programs took hold. And, strange as it may sound, the criminologists were right: recidivism rates plummeted. In 1967, a three-year cosmetic surgery program set on Rikers Island saw recidivism rates drop 36% for surgically altered offenders. The program, funded by a $240,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, was led by Dr. Michael Lewin, who ran a similar program at Sing-Sing prison in 1953. Killer Looks draws on the intersectionality of socioeconomic success, racial bias, the prison industry complex and the fallacy of attractiveness to get to the heart of how appearance and societal approval creates self-worth, and uncovers deeper truths of beauty bias, inherited racism, effective recidivism programs, and inequality.

LC Classification NumberHV8843.S86 2021