America's Prisons
America's Prisons | More Imprisonment Is Needed
An individual who engages in habitual criminal activity is referred to as a “hardcore criminal” or “repeat offender.” In the following viewpoint, Patrick F. Fagan and Robert E. Moffit assert that this minority of criminals commit the majority of violent crimes and that more imprisonment is needed to incapacitate them. Pretrial release, probation, parole, and “light sentencing,” according to Fagan and Moffit, often release repeat offenders into communities, resulting in more violent crime and endangering public safety. The authors suggest that these programs be sharply...
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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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