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Author Jacobson, Michael, 1953-

Title Downsizing prisons : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / Michael Jacobson.

Publication Info. New York and London : New York University Press, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  HV9471 .J317 2005    Available  ---
Description xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Prisons -- United States.
Prisons.
United States.
Probation -- United States.
Probation.
Parole -- United States.
Parole.
Alternatives to imprisonment -- United States.
Alternatives to imprisonment.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
ISBN 0814742742 cloth alkaline paper