Expanding Prison - The Crisis in Crime and Punishment and the Search for Alternatives

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About the author

David Cayley is a producer at CBC Radio as well as a writer. He is the author of The Rivers North of the Future and The Expanding Prison. He lives in Toronto.

Summary

The Expanding Prison is a provocative, cogent argument for prison reform. David Cayley argues that our overpopulated prisons are more reflective of a society that is becoming increasingly polarized than of an actual surge in crime. This book considers proven alternatives to imprisonment that emphasize settlement-oriented techniques over punishment, and move us towards a vision of justice as peace-making rather than one of vengeance.

Product details

• Authors: David Cayley, Cayley David
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1997
• EAN: 9780887846038
• ISBN: 978-0-88784-603-8
• No. of pages: 406
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 609 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Penology and punishment, Social Services & Welfare; Criminology