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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813946503321

Titolo

Criminal justice : retribution vs. restoration / / Eleanor Hannon Judah, Michael Bryant, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Binghamton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Social Work Practice Press : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-37263-6

0-203-04694-3

1-136-37256-3

1-299-45878-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (484 p.)

Collana

Journal of religion & spiritualilty in social work monographic "separates"

Altri autori (Persone)

BryantMichael, Rev.

JudahEleanor Hannon

Disciplina

364.973

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

Punishment - United States

Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, Volume 23, Numbers 1/2 2004."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; INTRODUCTION; Rethinking Criminal Justice: Retribution vs. Restoration; The Social Cost of America's Race to Incarcerate; Families and the Moral Economy of Incarceration; Drag Policy: A Challenge of Values; From Destruction to Reconciliation: The Potential of Restorative Justice; Justice that Restores: From Impersonal to Personal Justice; Emerging Issues: The Faith Communities and the Criminal Justice System; The Practice and Efficacy of Restorative Justice; From Fury to Forgiveness

Building from the Ground Up: Strategies for Creating Safe and Just Communities""So Tell Me, Why Do Women Need Something Different?""; Social Work and Criminal Justice: The Uneasy Alliance; Thirty Years of CURE: The Struggle Is Its Own Reward; Index

Sommario/riassunto

There are nearly two million inmates in America today. Are there better alternatives to incarceration?  Criminal Justice: Retribution vs. Restoration presents new answers and unconventional suggestions



addressing America's overcrowded prisons and jails, high recidivism rates, and weakened family and community relationships with ex-prisoners. Experts in the field discuss the benefits and failures of America's criminal justice system at various times in history and today, then explore possibilities to improve on that system. This groundbreaking book introduces encouraging, therapeutic ap