Locked in: the true causes of mass incarceration - and how to achieve real reform
"Pfaff argues that existing accounts of the causes of mass incarceration are fundamentally misguided. The most widely accepted explanations--the failed War on Drugs, draconian sentencing laws, an increasing reliance on private prisons--actually tell us much less than we like to think. Instead,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Basic Books
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 8783 |
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| Summary: | "Pfaff argues that existing accounts of the causes of mass incarceration are fundamentally misguided. The most widely accepted explanations--the failed War on Drugs, draconian sentencing laws, an increasing reliance on private prisons--actually tell us much less than we like to think. Instead, Pfaff urges us to look at other factors, including a major shift in prosecutor behavior that occurred in the mid-1990s, when prosecutors began bringing felony charges against arrestees about twice as often as they had before"--Amazon.com |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 311 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-09691-6 0-465-09691-3 |
