In Defense of Prisons
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ISBN-13:
9780313279263
Veröffentl:
1993
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
21.09.1993
Seiten:
218
Autor:
Richard Wright
Gewicht:
498 g
Format:
240x161x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This comprehensive examination of the effectiveness of prisons is virtually alone in showing that prisons are moderately effective in achieving specific and general deterrence and collective and selective incapacitation. Wright provides evidence which defends prisons as important social institutions and argues that noninterventionist alternative measures are less likely to prevent crime than conventional imprisonment policies. He also offers sentencing recommendations that may maximize the effectiveness of prisons as agents of social control. This up-to-date assessment is required reading for students, teachers, policymakers, and practitioners in corrections, penology, and criminal justice.
Wright provides evidence to show that prisons often achieve their goals in the deterrence of crime and in the incapacitation of dangerous criminals. His research findings and sentencing recommendations are unique in the field and important to all concerned with corrections and penology.
AcknowledgmentsConfronting the CriticsThe Objectives of Punishment: Concepts and TheoriesThe Failure of Prisons: Rehabilitation, Retribution, and Social SolidarityPositive Support for Prisons, I: DeterrencePositive Support for Prisons, II: IncapacitationNegative Support for Prisons: The Failure of NoninterventionEpilogueReferencesCasesIndex