Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson
| Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson |
| Autore | Jacobson Michael <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York and London, : New York University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.6/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisons - United States
Probation - United States Parole - United States Alternatives to imprisonment - United States Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8147-4324-2
0-8147-4380-3 1-4294-1424-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449718703321 |
Jacobson Michael <1953->
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| New York and London, : New York University Press, c2005 | ||
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Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson
| Downsizing prisons [[electronic resource] ] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / / Michael Jacobson |
| Autore | Jacobson Michael <1953-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York and London, : New York University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.6/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prisons - United States
Probation - United States Parole - United States Alternatives to imprisonment - United States Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
A
City Commissioner Correction York argues former massive overhaul prison |
| ISBN |
0-8147-4324-2
0-8147-4380-3 1-4294-1424-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783766203321 |
Jacobson Michael <1953->
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| New York and London, : New York University Press, c2005 | ||
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Ironies of imprisonment / / Michael Welch
| Ironies of imprisonment / / Michael Welch |
| Autore | Welch Michael <1960-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.6/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Imprisonment - United States
Prisons - United States Corrections - United States Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
| ISBN |
9781452237398
1452237395 9781322283265 1322283265 9781412904803 1412904803 9781452222226 1452222223 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Discovery of the Penitentiary; Chapter 3 - Critical Penology; Chapter 4 - War on Drugs and Just War Theory; Chapter 5 - Health Care Crisis Behind Bars; Chapter 6 - Reproducing Prison Violence; Chapter 7 - Ironies of Capital Punishment; Chapter 8 - War on Terror and the Misuse of Detention; Chapter 9 - Punitive Profit; Chapter 10 - Confronting Corrections; Cases; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910952250603321 |
Welch Michael <1960->
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| Thousand Oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, c2005 | ||
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