Addicted to Incarceration Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States

Name: Addicted to Incarceration Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States
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ISBN: 9780761928324

ISBN-10: 0761928324

ISBN-13: 9780761928324

Edition: 2009

Authors: Travis C. Pratt, Travis C. Pratt

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The broad purposes of this book would be to outline the 'scope of the problem' in terms of incarceration, to highlight the nature of the political discussions surrounding criminal justice policy in general and corrections policy in particular, and to explicitly discuss the role of misinformation on how the U.S. has ended up with its current state of incarceration (i.e., how we got to this state of affairs). Specifically, the primary thesis of the book will be that the U.S. has become 'addicted to incarceration,' and that this addiction has been fueled by policies legitimized by faulty information about the crime problem in the U.S., American citizens' opinions about crime and punishment,…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Travis C. Pratt, received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice at Washington State University (his previous appointment was as an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University- Newark from 2000-2002). Pratt's research focuses on structural theories of crime/delinquency and correctional policy. His recent work on correctional policy in particular has appeared in the Corrections Management Quarterly, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Journal of Criminal Justice, the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, the Prison Journal,… and Justice Quarterly.



Foreword







Introduction



The Politics of Punishment in the United States






Misinformation About the Crime Problem



Misinformation About Public Opinion



Misinformation About Prisons and Crime Control






The Social Costs of Incarceration



Conclusions and Recommendations


References