Between Prison and Probation: Intermediate Punishments in a Rational Sentencing System

by Norval Morris and Michael Tonry

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Across the country prisons are jammed to capacity and, in extreme cases, barges and mobile homes are used to stem the overflow. Probation officers in some cities have caseloads of 200 and more--hardly a manageable number of offenders to track and supervise. And with about one million people in prison and jail, and two and a half million on probation, it is clear we are experiencing a crisis in our penal system.
In Between Prison and Probation,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195071387

ISBN13:9780195071382

Release Date:September 1991

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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