| Prisons and Punishment in America: Examining the Facts Contributor(s): O'Hear, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1440855420 ISBN-13: 9781440855429 Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - Sentencing - Social Science | Criminology - True Crime |
| Dewey: 365.973 |
| LCCN: 2018020529 |
| Series: Contemporary Debates |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After three decades of explosive growth, the American incarceration rate is impracticably high. Drawing on leading research in law and the social sciences, this book covers a range of topics in sentencing and corrections in America in a manner that is accessible and engaging for general readers. Tackling high-level issues in the criminal justice system, it outlines the scale and causes of mass incarceration in the United States. To complement this, it details the roles and relative power of judges and prosecutors, the severity of punishment for drug offenders and white-collar offenders, the abuse of prisoners and the enforcement of prisoner rights, and repeat offending by released prisoners. It examines challenges that come with a high incarceration rate, such as the management of mental illness in the criminal justice system, the management of sex offenders, and the impact of parental incarceration on children. Looking ahead, it considers prospects for reducing current incarceration levels, the availability and effectiveness of alternatives to incarceration, and the future of capital punishment. |