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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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York
Basic Books
[2017]
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| En: | Año: 2017 |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Klappentext (Verlag) |
| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 8783 |
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| Sumario: | "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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | viii, 311 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780465096916 0465096913 |