Downsizing prisons [electronic resource] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / Michael Jacobson.

By: Jacobson, Michael, 1953-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York and London : New York University Press, c2005Description: xi, 292 p. : illSubject(s): Prisons -- United States | Probation -- United States | Parole -- United States | Alternatives to imprisonment -- United States | Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.6/0973 LOC classification: HV9471 | .J317 2005Online resources: Click to View
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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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