America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
Shame-based punishments use the power of shame to punish offenders and deter crime. For instance, the pictures and names of known prostitutes and “johns” (their solicitors) have been broadcast on local television stations to discourage prostitution in a community. In the following viewpoint, Amitai Etzioni argues that modern shame-based punishment can be more effective than imprisonment. He contends that this approach can solve the major challenges facing the prison system, such as high maintenance costs and prison overcrowding. Unlike the shaming practices of colonial times, he...
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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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