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Jacobson, Michael

Downsizing prisons how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration Michael Jacobson. - New York and London New York University Press c2005. - xi, 292 p. ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons.

ISBN: 0814742742 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004020592

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prisons--United States
Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.
Alternatives to imprisonment--United States.
Parole--United States.
Probation--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV9471 / .J317 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 364.60973 / J176d