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Asphalt justice : a critique of the criminal justice system in America
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Asphalt justice : a critique of the criminal justice system in America

Auteur: John Raymond Cook
Uitgever: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Serie: Praeger series in criminology and crime control policy
Editie/Formaat: Boek : Engels
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In this book, John Raymond Cook challenges the current criminal justice emphasis on incarceration and punishment and encourages instead a focus on rehabilitation and treatment. Cook argues that the failure to encourage treatment and rehabilitation is extremely shortsighted and serves only to postpone societal ills. He examines the prison experience as a psychological experience and suggests that restructuring the  Meer lezen...
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Genre: Internetbron
Soort document: Boek, Internetbron
Alle auteurs / medewerkers: John Raymond Cook
ISBN: 0275968278 9780275968274
OCLC-nummer: 43403476
Beschrijving: xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Serietitel: Praeger series in criminology and crime control policy
Andere titels: Critique of the criminal justice system in America
Verantwoordelijkheid: John Raymond Cook.

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In this book, John Raymond Cook challenges the current criminal justice emphasis on incarceration and punishment and encourages instead a focus on rehabilitation and treatment. Cook argues that the failure to encourage treatment and rehabilitation is extremely shortsighted and serves only to postpone societal ills. He examines the prison experience as a psychological experience and suggests that restructuring the prison environment to focus on changing the behavior of criminals will ultimately be more cost effective and more beneficial to society. Approaching the problem of crime in a coordinated and systematic way will produce more results than the current reliance on political posturing and media sound bites. Recent formulation of crime policy often seems driven by statistically rare and exceptional events, and the new laws passed in response to sensational events have actually resulted in an ever-growing and increasingly violent criminal underclass. Similarly, the trend toward incarceration and extreme punishment as the primary means of correction has led to unfortunate consequences. Overcrowding, massive prison construction, and the siphoning of funds from the rest of the public sector are all "get tough" byproducts. This study proposes solutions to current systemic problems aimed at those interested in trying to develop plans or treatment strategies within correctional settings.

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