Mass incarceration nation : how the United States became addicted to prisons and jails and how it can recover / Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School.
2023
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Mass incarceration nation : how the United States became addicted to prisons and jails and how it can recover / Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Formatted Contents Note
Definition
The deprivation of incarceration
Where is mass incarceration?
Distinguishing the criminal justice and criminal legal systems
A crime surge
Repeating patterns : crime, outrage, and harsher laws
Legislating more punishment and less rehabilitation
The futility of fighting crime with criminal law
The role of race
More police, different arrests
Prosecutors turning arrests into convictions
Judges turning convictions into incarceration
Judicial interpretation
Punishing repeat offenses
The parole and probation to prison pipeline
Disappearing pardons
The mindlessness of jail
What success looks like
(Mostly) abolish the feds
Less crime Part 1 : changing the rules
Less crime Part 2 : decreased offending
Reducing admissions and shortening stays
Conclusion.
The deprivation of incarceration
Where is mass incarceration?
Distinguishing the criminal justice and criminal legal systems
A crime surge
Repeating patterns : crime, outrage, and harsher laws
Legislating more punishment and less rehabilitation
The futility of fighting crime with criminal law
The role of race
More police, different arrests
Prosecutors turning arrests into convictions
Judges turning convictions into incarceration
Judicial interpretation
Punishing repeat offenses
The parole and probation to prison pipeline
Disappearing pardons
The mindlessness of jail
What success looks like
(Mostly) abolish the feds
Less crime Part 1 : changing the rules
Less crime Part 2 : decreased offending
Reducing admissions and shortening stays
Conclusion.
Summary
The United States imprisons a higher proportion of its population than any other nation. Mass Incarceration Nation offers a novel, in-the-trenches perspective to explain the factors - historical, political, and institutional - that led to the current system of mass imprisonment. The book examines the causes and impacts of mass incarceration on both the political and criminal justice systems. With accessible language and straightforward statistical analysis, former prosecutor turned law professor Jeffrey Bellin provides a formula for reform to return to the low incarceration rates that characterized the United States prior to the 1970s.
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Cambridge Books Online.
Language
English
ISBN
9781009267595 (ebook)
9781009267540 (hardback)
9781009267557 (paperback)
9781009267540 (hardback)
9781009267557 (paperback)
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