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In Defense of Prisons

In Defense of Prisons

Hardcover

Series: Contributions in Criminology and Penology, Book 43

Criminology

ISBN10: 0313279268
ISBN13: 9780313279263
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Sep 21 1993
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.35 Depth: 9.57
Language: English
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.

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