Crisis and Reform: Current Issues in American Punishment

by Alexis M., III Durham

After 300 years of the American struggle with crime and punishment-related issues, the nation seems less able to deal with them now than at any other time in history. Why have we failed? Is the worst yet to come?In Crisis and Reform, criminology expert Alexis M. Durham III explores the most serious problems currently plaguing America's correctional system, their historical background, and possible solutions.Topics covered include:--Prison Crowding-AIDS...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316197106
• ISBN13: 9780316197106
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"