Prisons and Punishment in America: Examining the Facts

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Criminal law, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, True Crime
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Author: Michael O'Hear ISBN: 9781440855436
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: September 30, 2018
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author: Michael O'Hear
ISBN: 9781440855436
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: September 30, 2018
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

Synthesizing the latest scholarship in law and the social sciences on criminal sentencing and corrections, this book provides a thorough, balanced, and accessible survey of the major policy issues in these fields of persistent public interest and political debate.

• Provides readers with an accessible introduction to important, timely topics of public debate

• Maintains a neutral, balanced perspective on a subject often a matter of heated partisanship

• Reveals the subtle connections between different aspects of the criminal justice system that are often missed in policy discussions

• Synthesizes leading academic work in law and the social sciences

• Provides a balanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of significant reform proposals

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Synthesizing the latest scholarship in law and the social sciences on criminal sentencing and corrections, this book provides a thorough, balanced, and accessible survey of the major policy issues in these fields of persistent public interest and political debate.

• Provides readers with an accessible introduction to important, timely topics of public debate

• Maintains a neutral, balanced perspective on a subject often a matter of heated partisanship

• Reveals the subtle connections between different aspects of the criminal justice system that are often missed in policy discussions

• Synthesizes leading academic work in law and the social sciences

• Provides a balanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of significant reform proposals

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