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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Autor principal: Jacobson, Michael 1953- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York and London New York University Press c 2005
En:Año: 2005
Acceso en línea: Autorenbiografie (Verlag)
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Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 1200
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Palabras clave:
Prisons > United States
Probation > United States
Parole > United States
Alternatives to imprisonment > United States
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Reform
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XI, 292 S, graph. Darst, 24 cm
ISBN:0814742742