Downsizing prisons : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / Michael Jacobson.
Publication details: New York and London : New York University Press, c2005.Description: xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0814742742 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 364.6/0973 22
- HV9471 .J317 2005
Contents:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.