Bibliograph

Alternatives to prisons, Jennifer Skancke, book editor

Type

Label

Alternatives to prisons, Jennifer Skancke, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alternatives to prisons

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56085851

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Skancke, book editor

Series statement

At issue

Summary

The contributors to this anthology explore the reasons behind the exploding prison population, whether prisons are a successful deterrent to crime, and the various alternatives to imprisonment

Table Of Contents

Incarceration does not reduce crime / John Irwin, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg. -- Incarceration does reduce crime / Morgan Reynolds. -- Punitive approaches to addressing juvenile crime are ineffective / Richard A. Mendel. -- Prison overcrowding creates a need for prison alternatives / Alida V. Merlo and Peter J. Benekos. -- Prison alternatives can cut costs and improve public safety / Daniel L. Lombardo and Robert N. Levy. -- Drug courts are effective in reducing recidivism / David Cole. -- Mental health courts for mentally ill offenders are effective / Lisa Rabasca. -- Teen courts benefit juvenile offenders / Jeffrey A. Butts and Janeen Buck. -- Family-based therapies are successful alternatives to juvenile incarceration / Tori DeAngelis. -- Restorative justice benefits victims and offenders / Jeff Anderson. -- Shame punishment is an effective alternative to incarceration / Aaron S. Book. -- Electronic monitoring is a popular alternative to imprisonment / Scott Vollum and Chris Hale

Classification

Contributor