Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-259) and index.
Contents:
Assessing the prison experiment -- Prison myths -- Alternatives I: prevention -- Alternatives II: social action -- Alternatives III: the justice system.
Summary:
Argues that a policy of mass incarceration is ineffective and that prison expenditures could have greater impact on criminal violence if spent on prevention and rehabilitation programs.
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