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Category : Correctional institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Prison Population and Policy Choices: Preliminary report to Congress
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Correctional institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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The Growth of Incarceration in the United States
Author: Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of IncarcerationPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309298018
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in American prisons. The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to 10 times higher than the rates in Western Europe and other democracies. The U.S. prison population is largely drawn from the most disadvantaged part of the nation's population: mostly men under age 40, disproportionately minority, and poorly educated. Prisoners often carry additional deficits of drug and alcohol addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and lack of work preparation or experience. The growth of incarceration in the United States during four decades has prompted numerous critiques and a growing body of scientific knowledge about what prompted the rise and what its consequences have been for the people imprisoned, their families and communities, and for U.S. society. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines research and analysis of the dramatic rise of incarceration rates and its affects. This study makes the case that the United States has gone far past the point where the numbers of people in prison can be justified by social benefits and has reached a level where these high rates of incarceration themselves constitute a source of injustice and social harm. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines policy changes that created an increasingly punitive political climate and offers specific policy advice in sentencing policy, prison policy, and social policy. The report also identifies important research questions that must be answered to provide a firmer basis for policy. This report is a call for change in the way society views criminals, punishment, and prison. This landmark study assesses the evidence and its implications for public policy to inform an extensive and thoughtful public debate about and reconsideration of policies.
Preliminary report to Congress
Author: Andrew RutherfordPublisher:
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Category : Prisons
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System
Author: Executive Office Executive Office of the PresidentPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537385297
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Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Calls for criminal justice reform have been mounting in recent years, in large part due to the extraordinarily high levels of incarceration in the United States. Today, the incarcerated population is 4.5 times larger than in 1980, with approximately 2.2 million people in the United States behind bars, including individuals in Federal and State prisons as well as local jails. The push for reform comes from many angles, from the high financial cost of maintaining current levels of incarceration to the humanitarian consequences of detaining more individuals than any other country. Economic analysis is a useful lens for understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of incarceration and other criminal justice policies. In this report, we first examine historical growth in criminal justice enforcement and incarceration along with its causes. We then develop a general framework for evaluating criminal justice policy, weighing its crime-reducing benefits against its direct government costs and indirect costs for individuals, families, and communities. Finally, we describe the Administration's holistic approach to criminal justice reform through policies that impact the community, the cell block, and the courtroom.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education
Author: Lois M. DavisPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833081322
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes. The study finds that receiving correctional education while incarcerated reduces inmates' risk of recidivating and may improve their odds of obtaining employment after release from prison.
How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation
Author: Lois M. DavisPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833084933
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Assesses the effectiveness of correctional education for both incarcerated adults and juveniles, presents the results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors, and offers recommendations for improving correctional education.
Prison Population and Policy Choices: Preliminary report to Congress
Author: Revision of the Federal Criminal Code
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal JusticePublisher:
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Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 964
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Department of Justice Budget Authorization
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 726
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