Criminal Justice at the Crossroads: Transforming Crime and Punishment

by William R. Kelly

Book Overview

Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers, crime victims, criminal offenders, their families,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231171374
• ISBN13: 9780231171373
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher