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

by Travis C. Pratt

Book Overview

In Addicted to Incarceration, author Travis Pratt uses an evidence-based approach to explore the consequences of what he terms America's "addiction to incarceration," highlighting the scope of the problem, the nature of the political discussions surrounding criminal justice policy in general and corrections policy in particular, and the social cost of incarceration. Pratt demonstrates that the United States' addiction to incarceration has been fueled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761928324
• ISBN13: 9780761928324
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"