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Michael Jacobson is currently President of the Vera Institute of Justice, Professor of Criminology in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New visa mer York. visa färre

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This is a specialist's book, best read by politicians, political scientists, public policy wonks, criminologists, or other academics. It is not a fun read for the beach. Nevertheless, it makes, with abundant data to support it, a very strong case for searching for alternatives to imprisonment. A solid argument unfolds that one can build fewer prisons, incarcerate fewer people, and not feat a crime wave. Such a case is not only more humane, it is also fiscally prudent in these hard pressed times of local, state and federal deficits.… (mer)
 
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ISBN
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