Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover
Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 336 g
ISBN: 978-1-00-926755-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Part I. What is Mass Incarceration?: 1. Definition; 2. The deprivation of incarceration; 3. Where is mass incarceration?; 4. Distinguishing the criminal justice and criminal legal systems; Part II. The Building Blocks of Mass Incarceration: 5. A crime surge; 6. Repeating patterns: crime, outrage, and harsher laws; 7. Legislating more punishment and less rehabilitation; 8. The futility of fighting crime with criminal law; 9. The role of race; Part III. The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration: 10. More police, different arrests; 11. Prosecutors turning arrests into convictions; 12. Judges turning convictions into incarceration; 13. Judicial interpretation; 14. Punishing repeat offenses; 15. The parole and probation to prison pipeline; 16. Disappearing pardons; 17. The mindlessness of jail; Part IV. The Road to Recovery: 18. What success looks like; 19. (Mostly) abolish the feds; 20. Less crime part 1: changing the rules; 21. Less crime part 2: decreased offending; 22. Reducing admissions and shortening stays; Conclusion; Index.