The "million dollar inmate": the financial and social burden of nonviolent offenders

An introduction to the million dollar inmate -- Punishment in the 20th century : run-on sentences -- Sentencing today : a sentence is a sentence-- period! -- Prison conditions -- The financial costs of incarceration : an overview -- Expensive prisoners -- The social costs of incarceration : the hidd...

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Autor principal: Ahn-Redding, Heather (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. [u.a.] Lexington Books 2007
En:Año: 2007
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 2913
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Palabras clave:
Prisoners
Prisons
Prison sentences
USA > Strafvollzug > Reform
USA > Strafvollzug > Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
USA > Strafvollzug > Soziale Kosten
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
Soziale Kosten
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Sumario:An introduction to the million dollar inmate -- Punishment in the 20th century : run-on sentences -- Sentencing today : a sentence is a sentence-- period! -- Prison conditions -- The financial costs of incarceration : an overview -- Expensive prisoners -- The social costs of incarceration : the hidden yet expensive side of prison -- Retribution : can we have our 'just desert' and eat it too? -- Incapacitation : if we lock them up, maybe they'll just go away! -- Some specifics on deterrence, in general -- Rehabilitation and treatment : where is the correction in our correctional institutions? -- The benefits of incarceration - real and perceived -- Policy recommendations
Notas:Includes bibliographical references
Descripción Física:XIV, 241 S.
ISBN:0-7391-1496-4
978-0-7391-1496-4