Future of Crime and Punishment - Smart Policies for Reducing Crime and Saving Money

Informationen zum Autor William R. Kelly, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Sociology and director of the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. He is also a fellow with the Darrell K. Royal Regents Chair in Ethics and American Society, University of Texas at Austin. Kelly is the author and contributor of several books and articles on criminal justice, law, and policy, including Criminal Justice At The Crossroads: Transforming Crime and Punishment (2015) and Justice Under Pressure: Prison Crowding, Parole Release and Recidivism in Texas (1993). Klappentext With recidivism rates north of 70% and tens of billions of dollars wasted annually on policies that assume we can punish the crime out of criminal offenders, America's fixation with "tough on crime" has been an utter failure. William R. Kelly lays out a roadmap for how to effectively reduce recidivism, crime, victimization and cost. Zusammenfassung With recidivism rates north of 70% and tens of billions of dollars wasted annually on policies that assume we can punish the crime out of criminal offenders, America’s fixation with “tough on crime” has been an utter failure. William R. Kelly lays out a roadmap for how to effectively reduce recidivism, crime, victimization and cost. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. American Criminal Justice: The Punishment is the Crime2. The High Cost of Failure3. Why People Commit Crime and What We Can Do About It4. Diversion from Traditional Criminal Prosecution and Punishment5. Changing Prosecution And Sentencing6. Rethinking Punishment7. Drugs, Guns and Gangs8. Juvenile Justice: The Critical Opportunity9. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: W R Kelly, W. R. Kelly, William R Kelly, William R. Kelly, Kelly William R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2016
• EAN: 9781442264816
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6481-6
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social welfare & social services, United States of America, USA, Social welfare and social services, Penology and punishment, Central / national / federal government policies, Penology & punishment, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime, Central government policies, Crime Control;Criminal Justice