America's Prisons

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America's Prisons | Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?

• Chapter 1 Preface

• The Prison System Works

  by Peter du Pont

• The Prison System Does Not Work

  by Jerome Miller

• More Imprisonment Is Needed

  by Patrick F. Fagan and Robert E. Moffit

• More Imprisonment Is Not Needed

  by Elliot Currie

• Imprisonment Reduces Crime

  by Morgan Reynolds

• Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime

  by Todd R. Clear

• Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System

  by Jeff Becker

• Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System

  by Barry Yeoman

• Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography

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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. The Prison System Works
   3. The Prison System Does Not Work
   4. More Imprisonment Is Needed
   5. More Imprisonment Is Not Needed
   6. Imprisonment Reduces Crime
   7. Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
   8. Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System
   9. Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System
   10. Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography
3. Chapter 2: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. Prisons Should Punish Inmates
   3. Prisons Should Rehabilitate Inmates
   4. Violent Offenders Should Be Placed in Supermax Prisons
   5. Offenders Should Not Be Placed in Supermax Prisons
   6. Prisons Should Not Coddle Inmates
   7. Prisons Do Not Coddle Inmates
   8. Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
4. Chapter 3: Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. Inmate Labor Is Beneficial
   3. Inmate Labor Is Not Beneficial
   4. Inmate Chain Gangs Are a Proper Form of Punishment
   5. Inmate Chain Gangs Are an Improper Form of Punishment
   6. Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
5. Chapter 4: What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. Parole Can Succeed as an Alternative
   3. Parole and Probation Have Not Succeeded as Alternatives
   4. Drug Treatment Can Succeed as an Alternative
   5. Drug Offenders Should Be Imprisoned
   6. Creative Sentencing Can Provide Effective Alternatives
   7. Creative Sentencing May Not Provide Effective Alternatives
   8. Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
   9. Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
   10. Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography
9. Copyright

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