America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
In the following viewpoint, Todd R. Clear argues that today’s high rate of imprisonment does not reduce crime. He insists that imprisonment is a flawed response to crime because it oversimplifies the crime problem. Clear argues that today’s criminal justice system treats crime as a “phenomenon of individuals” and ignores the complex social and economic forces that shape criminal behavior. The transfer of large numbers of individuals from communities into prisons, he contends, may increase crime in those communities by removing the forces that inhibit criminal behavior, including...
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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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