Bibliograph

Do prisons make us safer?, the benefits and costs of the prison boom, Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll, editors

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Do prisons make us safer?, the benefits and costs of the prison boom, Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll, editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Do prisons make us safer?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

244246656

Responsibility statement

Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll, editors

Review

"Do Prisons Make Us Safer? asks whether it makes sense to maintain such a large and costly prison system. The contributors expand the scope of previous analyses to Include a number of underexplored dimensions, such as the fiscal impact on states, effects on children, and employment prospects for former inmates." "The United States currently imprisons a greater proportion of its citizens than any other nation in the world. Until now, however, we have lacked systematic and comprehensive data on how this prison boom has affected families, communities, and our nation as a whole. Do Prisons Make Us Safer? provides a highly nuanced and deeply engaging account of one of the most dramatic policy developments in recent U.S. history."--Jacket

Sub title

the benefits and costs of the prison boom

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