Author: Joan Petersilia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Prison Experience of Career Criminals
Author: Joan Petersilia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Growth of Incarceration in the United States
Author: Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309298018
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
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.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309298018
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
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.
The Criminals of Lima and Their Worlds
Author: Carlos Aguirre
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822334699
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
DIVThe first major study of prison reform and the prison system in Peru and one of the few social histories of criminals and their world in Latin America./div
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822334699
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
DIVThe first major study of prison reform and the prison system in Peru and one of the few social histories of criminals and their world in Latin America./div
Career Criminals in Society
Author: Matt DeLisi
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412905532
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
"With its controversial, thought-provoking style, Career Criminals in Society is sure to advance theory and research on chronic offenders and inspire discussions on how to adequately control crime. It is an excellent supplementary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on criminology, criminal behavior, crime typologies, deviant behavior, and crime control and prevention."--Jacket.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412905532
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
"With its controversial, thought-provoking style, Career Criminals in Society is sure to advance theory and research on chronic offenders and inspire discussions on how to adequately control crime. It is an excellent supplementary textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on criminology, criminal behavior, crime typologies, deviant behavior, and crime control and prevention."--Jacket.
The Prison Experience of Career Criminals
Author: Paul Honig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Career Criminal Life Sentence Act of 1981
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Criminal Careers and "Career Criminals,"
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309036844
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
By focusing attention on individuals rather than on aggregates, this book takes a novel approach to studying criminal behavior. It develops a framework for collecting information about individual criminal careers and their parameters, reviews existing knowledge about criminal career dimensions, presents models of offending patterns, and describes how criminal career information can be used to develop and refine criminal justice policies. In addition, an agenda for future research on criminal careers is presented.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309036844
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
By focusing attention on individuals rather than on aggregates, this book takes a novel approach to studying criminal behavior. It develops a framework for collecting information about individual criminal careers and their parameters, reviews existing knowledge about criminal career dimensions, presents models of offending patterns, and describes how criminal career information can be used to develop and refine criminal justice policies. In addition, an agenda for future research on criminal careers is presented.
Lessons from Prison
Author: Justin M. Paperny
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578021256
Category : Business ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578021256
Category : Business ethics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Correctional Aspects of the Career Criminal Program
Author: Joan Petersilia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
SNI
Author: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description