The future of crime and punishment : smart policies for reducing crime and saving money Cover Image

Book

The future of crime and punishment : smart policies for reducing crime and saving money / William R. Kelly.

Kelly, W. R. (William Robert), 1950- (author.).

Summary:

"Today, we know that crime is often not just a matter of making bad decisions. Rather, there are a variety of factors that are implicated in much criminal offending--some fairly obvious, like poverty, mental illness, and drug abuse, and others less so, such as neurocognitive problems. Today, we have the tools for effective criminal behavioral change, but this cannot be an excuse for criminal offending. In the Future of Crime and Punishment, William R. Kelly identifies the need to educate the public on how these tools can be used to most effectively and cost efficiently reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538123881
ISBN: 1538123886
Physical Description: xi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Updated edition.
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Copyright: © 2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	American criminal justice : the punishment is the crime -- The high cost of failure -- Why people commit crime and what we can do about it -- Diversion from traditional criminal prosecution and punishment -- Changing prosecution and sentencing -- Rethinking punishment -- Drugs, guns and gangs -- Juvenile justice : the critical opportunity -- Conclusions.