Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration
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Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration

About this book

One of the most important problems faced by the United States is addressing its broken criminal justice system. This collection of essays offers a thorough examination of incarceration as a form of punishment. In addition to focusing on the philosophical aspects related to punishment, the volume's diverse group of contributors provides additional background in criminology, economics, law, and sociology to help contextualize the philosophical issues. The first group of essays addresses whether or not our current institutions connected with punishment and incarceration are justified in a liberal society. The next set of chapters explores the negative effects of incarceration as a form of punishment, including its impact on children and families. The volume then describes how we arrived at our current situation in the United States, focusing on questions related to how we view prisons and prisoners, policing for profit, and the motivations of prosecutors in trying to secure convictions. Finally, Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration examines specific policy alternatives that might offer solutions to our current approach to punishment and incarceration.

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Yes, you can access Rethinking Punishment in the Era of Mass Incarceration by Chris Surprenant, Chris W. Surprenant in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Philosophy History & Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781138047792
eBook ISBN
9781351692403
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgement
  6. Introduction: Why Do We Punish?
  7. 1 The Problem of Punishment
  8. 2 Unconscionable Punishment
  9. 3 The Coproduction of Justice
  10. 4 The Certainty of Punishment and the Proportionality of Incarceration
  11. 5 Imprisonment and the Right to Freedom of Movement
  12. 6 Are There Expressive Constraints on Incarceration?
  13. 7 Punishment, Restitution, and Incarceration
  14. 8 Communicative Theories of Punishment and the Impact of Apology
  15. 9 A Reparative Approach to Parole-Release Decisions
  16. 10 Restorative Justice in High Schools: A Roadmap to Transforming Prisons
  17. 11 Reforming Youth Incarceration in the United States
  18. 12 Policing for “Profit”: The Political Economy of Private Prisons and Asset Forfeiture
  19. 13 Why Paternalists and Social Welfarists Should Oppose Criminal Drug Laws
  20. 14 The Need for Prosecutorial Guidelines
  21. 15 Prison Tunnel Vision
  22. 16 Exile as an Alternative to Incarceration
  23. 17 Corporal Punishment as an Alternative to Incarceration
  24. 18 The Potentials and Limitations of De-Incarceration
  25. List of Contributors
  26. Index