Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration

America's criminal justice system reflects irrational fears stoked by politicians seeking to win election. Pointing to specific policies that are morally problematic and have failed to end the cycle of recidivism, Rachel Barkow argues that reform guided by evidence, not politics and emotions, w...

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Main Author: Barkow, Rachel Elise (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2019]
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Summary:America's criminal justice system reflects irrational fears stoked by politicians seeking to win election. Pointing to specific policies that are morally problematic and have failed to end the cycle of recidivism, Rachel Barkow argues that reform guided by evidence, not politics and emotions, will reduce crime and reverse mass incarceration
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Aug 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:9780674238992
DOI:10.4159/9780674238992

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