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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald D Lankford, Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9780737755442 073775544X 9780737755459 0737755458 |
| OCLC Number: | 744303035 |
| Description: | 111 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The American prison system is ineffective and requires reform / Jennifer Gonnerman -- There are many alternatives to incarceration / Families against Mandatory Minimums -- Community corrections provide effective alternatives to prison / Joan Petersilia, as told to the Pew Center on the States -- Drug courts are effective in reducing recidivism / Jessica Huseman -- Drug courts are not effective for all offenders / Justice Policy Institute -- Mental health courts are effective in reducing recidivism / Emma Schwartz -- Boot camps can be an effective alternative to prisons for adults / Andy Hoag -- Shame punishment is an effective alternative to incarceration / Albert B. Southwick -- Shame punishment has limits as criminal justice / Greg Beato -- Electronic monitoring and intensive probation reduce recidivsism / Graeme Wood -- Electronic monitoring does not prevent repeat crimes / London Evening Standard -- Swift and certain sanctions are an effective alternative to incarceration / National Institute of Justice -- Castration for sex offenders is a controversial alternative to incarceration / Dan Bilefsky -- Reading courses offer an effective alternative to incarceration / Anna Barker. |
| Series Title: | At issue., Crime. |
| Responsibility: | Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor. |
Abstract:
This volume addresses alternatives to incarceration and the pros and cons of employing them to control crime and recidivism.
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