America's Correctional Crisis: Prison Populations and Public Policy

by Sean McConville and Stephen D. Gottfredson

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These essays treat the legal, financial, ethical, political, institutional, and social dimensions of the most important element of America's correctional crisis: prison overcrowding. The collection may become a standard work in the field, especially for those who question the feasibility and wisdom of building more prisons. The need for rational policy-making that links prison sentences with available prison space comes through clearly and forcefully...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313254877

ISBN13:9780313254871

Release Date:June 1987

Publisher:Praeger

Length:268 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Criminology Social Science Social Sciences True Crime

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