Do prisons make us safer? : the benefits and costs of the prison boom /

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"Do Prisons Make Us Safer? asks whether it makes sense to maintain such a large and costly prison system. The contributors expand the scope of previous analyses to Include a number of underexplored dimensions, such as the fiscal impact on states, effects on children, and employment prospects fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stoll, Michael A. (Editor ), Raphael, Steven, 1968- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2009.
Temas:
Corrections > United States.
Prison administration > United States.
Prisons > United States.
Services correctionnels > États-Unis.
Prisons > Administration > États-Unis.
Prisons > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Corrections
Prison administration
Prisons
Rechtspolitik
Freiheitsstrafe
Soziale Kosten
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Do Prisons Make Us Safer? asks whether it makes sense to maintain such a large and costly prison system. The contributors expand the scope of previous analyses to Include a number of underexplored dimensions, such as the fiscal impact on states, effects on children, and employment prospects for former inmates." "The United States currently imprisons a greater proportion of its citizens than any other nation in the world. Until now, however, we have lacked systematic and comprehensive data on how this prison boom has affected families, communities, and our nation as a whole. Do Prisons Make Us Safer? provides a highly nuanced and deeply engaging account of one of the most dramatic policy developments in recent U.S. history."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 354 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610444651
1610444655

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