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Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Author : Kaiser
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004642706
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Author : Günther Kaiser
Publisher : Brill - Nijhoff
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 15,44 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Law
ISBN :
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Author : Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 23,74 MB
Release : 2014-12-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309298018
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in American prisons. The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to 10 times higher than the rates in Western Europe and other democracies. The U.S. prison population is largely drawn from the most disadvantaged part of the nation's population: mostly men under age 40, disproportionately minority, and poorly educated. Prisoners often carry additional deficits of drug and alcohol addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and lack of work preparation or experience. The growth of incarceration in the United States during four decades has prompted numerous critiques and a growing body of scientific knowledge about what prompted the rise and what its consequences have been for the people imprisoned, their families and communities, and for U.S. society. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines research and analysis of the dramatic rise of incarceration rates and its affects. This study makes the case that the United States has gone far past the point where the numbers of people in prison can be justified by social benefits and has reached a level where these high rates of incarceration themselves constitute a source of injustice and social harm. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines policy changes that created an increasingly punitive political climate and offers specific policy advice in sentencing policy, prison policy, and social policy. The report also identifies important research questions that must be answered to provide a firmer basis for policy. This report is a call for change in the way society views criminals, punishment, and prison. This landmark study assesses the evidence and its implications for public policy to inform an extensive and thoughtful public debate about and reconsideration of policies.
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Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Crime
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Author : Nigel South
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,34 MB
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134388942
This book provides in-depth, orignal and critical analyses by leading scholars of the penal systems of 16 nations around the world, focusing on changes in social structure, culture and punishment since 1975. Contributors provide an international and comparative context in which to understand the impact of recent profound economic, social and political changes on penal theory and practice.
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Page : 618 pages
File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2000
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Page : 612 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Crime analysis
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Page : 612 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Crime analysis
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Author : Joanna Weschler
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 23,89 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781564321466
Describes five theories of substance abuse treatment and details how to translate each theory into actual practice. Material on 12-step, psychodynamic, behavioral, marital/family, and motivational approaches incorporates case examples, discussion of advantages and disadvantages of each approach, and treatment techniques. Includes a chapter on emerging pharmacological approaches. For advanced students in psychology, social work, and medicine, and for substance abuse counselors in training. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Page : 838 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Law
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