The prison population in the Untied States has quadrupled since 1970, while Canada's federal prisons are 30 percent over capacity -- because the current trend in Western society is to arrest more criminals, sentence them to longer terms, and build more prisons to house them. In The Expanding Prison, David Cayley argues that such a strategy essentially undercuts democracy with totalitarianism. He offers proven alternatives to imprisonment that emphasize settlement-oriented techniques over punishment and move us toward a ...
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The prison population in the Untied States has quadrupled since 1970, while Canada's federal prisons are 30 percent over capacity -- because the current trend in Western society is to arrest more criminals, sentence them to longer terms, and build more prisons to house them. In The Expanding Prison, David Cayley argues that such a strategy essentially undercuts democracy with totalitarianism. He offers proven alternatives to imprisonment that emphasize settlement-oriented techniques over punishment and move us toward a vision of justice as peacemaking rather than vengeance. The result is a learned and impassioned call for change in a system and a society that have become dangerously politicized.
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Add this copy of The Expanding Prison: the Crisis in Crime and to cart. $7.99, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by United Church Press.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fair. 405p. A glossy softcover ex-library book in original binding. Label on spine. Label and stamp on rear endpaper and stamp on half-title page. Front hinge reinforced with off-white tape. Otherwise, very good condition with text clean and binding tight.
