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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
May 1, 2004
Pages
265
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780789000811
ISBN-10
0789000814
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.94 lbs.
Original list price
$70.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: There are nearly two million inmates in America today. Are there better alternatives to incarceration?
Criminal Justice: Retribution vs. Restoration presents new answers and unconventional suggestions addressing Americaâs overcrowded prisons and jails, high recidivism rates, and weakened family and community relationships with ex-prisoners. Experts in the field discuss the benefits and failures of Americaâs criminal justice system at various times in history and today, then explore possibilities to improve on that system. This groundbreaking book introduces encouraging, therapeutic approaches to criminal justice that include treatment, rehabilitation, and the direct involvement the victims, the families, and the communities.
Criminal Justice looks at Americaâs over-reliance on punishment and retribution as the means of responding to prevalent social problems and examines the justice systemâs tendency to incarcerateÂrather than treatÂminority, mentally ill, poor, and drug-dependent offenders. The authorsÂwho are all active in some field of criminal justiceÂargue for a restorative model of correction that is more humane to both offenders and victims. This model opens up dialogue between offenders and their victims, families, and communities by promoting hallmark programs, including victim offender mediation, conferencing, peacemaking circles, restitution, and community projects and services.
Criminal Justice includes such intriguing topics as:
Criminal Justice: Retribution vs. Restoration presents new answers and unconventional suggestions addressing Americaâs overcrowded prisons and jails, high recidivism rates, and weakened family and community relationships with ex-prisoners. Experts in the field discuss the benefits and failures of Americaâs criminal justice system at various times in history and today, then explore possibilities to improve on that system. This groundbreaking book introduces encouraging, therapeutic approaches to criminal justice that include treatment, rehabilitation, and the direct involvement the victims, the families, and the communities.
Criminal Justice looks at Americaâs over-reliance on punishment and retribution as the means of responding to prevalent social problems and examines the justice systemâs tendency to incarcerateÂrather than treatÂminority, mentally ill, poor, and drug-dependent offenders. The authorsÂwho are all active in some field of criminal justiceÂargue for a restorative model of correction that is more humane to both offenders and victims. This model opens up dialogue between offenders and their victims, families, and communities by promoting hallmark programs, including victim offender mediation, conferencing, peacemaking circles, restitution, and community projects and services.
Criminal Justice includes such intriguing topics as:
- the social costs and moral economy of incarceration
- drug policyÂshould drug users be incarcerated or rehabilitated?
- the potential of restorative justiceÂa first-hand account from a prison inmate
- restorative justice and faith communities
- the practice and efficacy of restorative justice
- the path from fury to forgivenessÂthe emotions of the mother of a murdered child
- strategies for creating safe and just communities
- women in prisonÂtheir special needs both during incarceration and after re-entry
- social work and criminal justiceÂhow they work together
- grassroots advocacy for criminal justice reformÂa look back over the last 30 years by the founders of CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants)
Editions
Hardcover
from Routledge (July 30, 2004)
9780789000613 | details & prices | 265 pages | 6.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $120.00
About: There are nearly two million inmates in America today.
About: There are nearly two million inmates in America today.
Paperback
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from Routledge (May 1, 2004)
9780789000811 | details & prices | 265 pages | 6.25 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.94 lbs | List price $70.95
About: There are nearly two million inmates in America today.
About: There are nearly two million inmates in America today.
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