EAN: 9780820488318

PRISONS PENOLOGY AND PENAL REFORM - CURT R BLAK...

Crime is one of the most pressing issues facing contemporary society. While the fear of crime
is currently at an all-time high  uncertainty exists as to how the criminal justice system
should deal with the offender. In recent years public institutions have increasingly embraced a
punitive approach  as evidenced in higher incarceration rates and longer prison sentences. Yet
little evidence exists to show that this approach improves the public's long-term safety. This
book suggests that the way to reduce expenditures and decrease recidivism rates is through
prison specialization  and a hybrid correctional system under which the public prison retains
those offenders who warrant elevated levels of security  while the private sector houses and
treats the more malleable offenders and shields them from the corrupting influence of prisoners
who seek to disrupt treatment processes. Prisons  Penology and Penal Reform: An Introduction to
Institutional Specialization is written for a wide-range of classroom settings. It is
appropriate for students in introductory as well as upper-division criminal justice and
sociology courses  and graduate courses that require student exploration  debate  and
discussion. Each chapter is followed by a Highlights section that reiterates significant
statements. Thought-provoking questions are found throughout that require students to evaluate
current correctional practices  and to consider issues that have challenged penologists for
decades. Keywords are plentiful and serve to familiarize students with a host of penal topics.
Few texts surpass the ability of this one to spark classroom interaction.

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