America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Chapter 4 Preface
Many of America’s prisons presently operate at or over full capacity. In an attempt to relieve the problem of overcrowding in U.S. prisons, many lawmakers, criminal justice professionals, and activists are calling for the use of alternative sanctions in the place of prisons. Proponents of alternatives to prisons suggest that nonviolent offenders should be diverted from prisons and managed under less expensive and intrusive modes of supervision.
Such alternative sanctions include parole, probation, drug treatment, halfway houses, creative sentencing, electronic monitoring, and...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Prison System Works
- The Prison System Does Not Work
- More Imprisonment Is Needed
- More Imprisonment Is Not Needed
- Imprisonment Reduces Crime
- Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
- Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System
- Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System
- Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
- Chapter 3: Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
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Chapter 4: What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Parole Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Parole and Probation Have Not Succeeded as Alternatives
- Drug Treatment Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Drug Offenders Should Be Imprisoned
- Creative Sentencing Can Provide Effective Alternatives
- Creative Sentencing May Not Provide Effective Alternatives
- Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
- Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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