The Capacity to Punish

by Henry N. Pontell

Book Overview

Henry Pontell convincingly demonstrates that despite the expenditure of millions of dollars, the enactment of many new laws exacting harsher punishments, and the growth of a vast criminal justice system, America is losing its "war on crime." By focusing on deterrence through punishment meted out by our criminal justice system, our courts receive more cases than they can handle, and our prisons and jails overflow with inmates. The message from a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253203368
• ISBN13: 9780253203366
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher