Do prisons make us safer? : the benefits and costs of the prison boom
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- ISBN: 9780871548603 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0871548607 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
x, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Why are so many Americans in prison? / Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll -- The origins of mass incarceration in New York State : the Rockefeller drug laws and the local war on drugs / David F. Weiman and Christopher Weiss -- The impact of prison on crime / Shawn D. Bushway and Raymond Paternoster -- The people prisons make : the effects of incarceration on criminal psychology / Amy E. Lerman -- Ever-increasing levels of parental incarceration and the consequences for children / Rucker C. Johnson -- Footing the bill : causes and budgetary consequences of state spending on corrections / John W. Ellwood and Joshua Guetzkow -- Collateral costs : effects of incarceration on employment and earnings among young workers / Harry J. Holzer -- Assessing the relative benefits of incarceration : overall changes and the benefits on the margin / John J. Donohue III. |
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Subject: | Prisons United States Prison administration United States Corrections United States Rechtspolitik Freiheitsstrafe Soziale Kosten USA |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 9469 .D75 2009 | 30541231 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Do Prisons Make Us Safer? : The Benefits and Costs of the Prison Boom
STEVEN RAPHAEL is professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. MICHAEL A. STOLL is professor and chair of public policy in the School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles. CONTRIBUTORS: Shawn D. Bushway, John J. Donohue III, John W. Ellwood, Joshua Guetzkow, Harry J. Holzer, Rucker C. Johnson, Amy E. Lerman, Raymond Paternoster, Steven Raphael, Michael A. Stoll, David F. Weiman, and Christopher Weiss