Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Downsizing prisons [electronic resource] : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / Michael Jacobson.

By:

Jacobson, Michael, 1953-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Publication details: New York and London : New York University Press, c2005.Description: xi, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

364.6/0973 22

LOC classification:

HV9471 .J317 2005eb

Online resources:

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

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.

Reviews from LibraryThing.com:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10137182

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

here