Downsizing prisons : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration

Downsizing prisons : how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / Michael Jacobson.

Author/creator	Jacobson, Michael, 1953-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York and London : New York University Press, ©2005.
Description	xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Prisons--United States. Probation--United States. Parole--United States. Alternatives to imprisonment--United States. Criminals--Rehabilitation --United States. Mass incarceration--United States.

Contents	Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons.
Local note	Little-339171--305131046224V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2004020592
ISBN	0814742742 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV9471 .J317 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold