Downsizing Prisons : How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration / Michael Jacobson.
2005
HV9471 .J317 2005
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Downsizing Prisons : How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration / Michael Jacobson.
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9780814743805
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2005]
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©2005
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English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814743805.001.0001 doi
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HV9471 .J317 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.60973
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Over two million people are incarcerated in America's prisons and jails, eight times as many since 1975. Mandatory minimum sentencing, parole agencies intent on sending people back to prison, three-strike laws, for-profit prisons, and other changes in the legal system have contributed to this spectacular rise of the general prison population.After overseeing the largest city jail system in the country, Michael Jacobson knows first-hand the inner workings of the corrections system. In Downsizing Prisons, he convincingly argues that mass incarceration will not, as many have claimed, reduce crime nor create more public safety. Simply put, throwing away the key is not the answer.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Bloated Prisons
1 Mass Incarceration
2 Unintended Consequences
3 A New Reality for Prison Systems
4 Why Prison Growth Does Not Substantially Reduce Crime
5 Why Parole and Probation Policies Need to Change
6 Success Stories and Works in Progress
7 Downsizing Prisons
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Bloated Prisons
1 Mass Incarceration
2 Unintended Consequences
3 A New Reality for Prison Systems
4 Why Prison Growth Does Not Substantially Reduce Crime
5 Why Parole and Probation Policies Need to Change
6 Success Stories and Works in Progress
7 Downsizing Prisons
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author