Crime and Punishment in America
Published on 26. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-250-02421-3 (ISBN)
Description
When "Crime and Punishment in America" was first published in 1998, the national incarceration rate had doubled in just over a decade, and California's prison system ranked among the largest in the world. Today, our prison problem has only worsened, and the United States is still the world's most violent industrialized society. In this groundbreaking work on the American penal system, renowned criminologist Elliott Currie offers a vivid critique of America's incarceration binge, turning his penetrating eye toward recent developments in criminal justice. Cogent, compelling, and drawing on years of original research, this newly revised edition of "Crime and Punishment in America" will continue to frame the way we think about imprisonment for years to come.
Reviews / Votes
"Currie is an extraordinary sociologist who writes like a journalist....He offers a clear and compelling vision of how things could be different if the political will can be summoned to change the status quo."--"Los Angeles Times""Sunday Book Review""Persuasively demonstrates the debilitating effects of extreme poverty on children....If our crime policy were a stock, shrewd investors would be selling it short."--David J. Rothman, "The New York Times Book Review""A must-read."--"San Jose Mercury News""If legislators and citizens absorbed Currie's sound policy alternatives, they might stop lurching down the path he shows is departing more and more from both science and common sense."--"The New York Times Book Review""Important and thoughtful."--"Chicago Tribune""Earnest, free of jargon, lucid...This is a book that ought to be read by anyone concerned about crime and punishment in America."--"The Washington Post Book World"More details
Edition
Revised ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 207 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-02421-3 (9781250024213)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Elliott Currie