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

• Pubblicazione: Binghamton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Social Work Practice Press : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (484 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.973
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - United States; Punishment - United States; Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BryantMichael, Rev. JudahEleanor Hannon
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Criminal justice
• ISBN: 1-136-37263-6; 0-203-04694-3; 1-136-37256-3; 1-299-45878-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452283803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II