RT Book
T1 The myth of overpunishment: a defense of the American justice system and a proposal to reduce incarceration while protecting the public
A1 Latzer, Barry 1945-
LA English
PP New York
PB Republic Book Publishers
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1772268054
AB "Justice is on trial in the United States. From police to prisons, the justice system is accused of overpunishing. It is said that too many Americans are abused by the police, arrested, jailed, and imprisoned. But the denunciations are overblown. The data indicates, contrary to the critics, that we don't imprison too many, nor do we overpunish. This becomes evident when we examine the crimes of prisoners and the actual time served. The history of punishment in the United States, discussed in vivid detail, reveals that the treatment of offenders has become progressively more lenient. Corporal punishment is no more. The death penalty has become a rarity. Many convicted defendants are given no-incarceration sentences. Restorative justice may be a good thing for low-level offenses, or as an add-on for remorseful prisoners, but when it comes to major crimes it is no substitute for punitive justice. The Myth of Overpunishment presents a workable and politically feasible plan to electronically monitor arrested suspects prior to adjudication (bail reform), defendants placed on probation, and parolees."--
CN HV9304
SN 9781645720324
K1 Punishment : United States : History
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : United States
K1 Alternatives to imprisonment : United States
K1 Electronic monitoring of parolees and probationers : United States
K1 Justice pénale - Administration - États-Unis
K1 Emprisonnement - Alternative - États-Unis
K1 Surveillance électronique des libérés conditionnels et des probationnaires - États-Unis
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of
K1 Punishment
K1 Alternatives to imprisonment
K1 Electronic monitoring of parolees and probationers
K1 History
K1 United States
K1 USA : Verbrechen : Strafe : Urteil : Justizvollzugsanstalt