Downsizing prisons: how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration

Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobson, Michael 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York and London New York University Press c 2005
In:Year: 2005
Online Access: Autorenbiografie (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 1200
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Keywords:
Prisons > United States
Probation > United States
Parole > United States
Alternatives to imprisonment > United States
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Reform
Description
Summary:Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 292 S graph. Darst 24 cm
ISBN:0814742742