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The 'Million Dollar Inmate'
The Financial and Social Burden of Nonviolent Offenders
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2007
Summary
What kinds of beliefs do most Americans hold about crime and violence, and where do these beliefs come from? What kinds of people are sent to prison_are the average inmates dangerous criminals, or are they involved in low-level drug-related, property, or public-order offenses? Who is ultimately paying for their time in prison? The 'Million Dollar Inmate' highlights the financial and social costs of America's incarceration of non-violent offenders. With its focus on the specific population of non-violent offenders, this book provides a unique, sociological approach to the problem of handling such a large population at such tremendous costs_paid, for the most part, by taxpayers. Basing her insight on extensive research into the origins of America's correctional systems, the visible and non-visible costs incurred by the practice of incarcerating non-violent offenders, and the goals of the prison system, Heather Ahn-Redding dares to expose flaws in current correctional practices and suggest ways they can be not only changed but also re-envisioned. Ideally suited to researchers, advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and policymakers.
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Edition
1/2007
Copyright Year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-1496-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5775-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
242
Product Type
Monograph
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Preface No access
Chapter 01. An Introduction to the “Million Dollar Inmate” No access
Chapter 02. Punishment in the Twentieth Century: Run-On Sentences No access
Chapter 03. Sentencing Today: A Sentence Is a Sentence—Period! No access
Chapter 04. Prison Conditions No access
Chapter 05. The Financial Costs of Incarceration No access
Chapter 06. Expensive Prisoners No access
Chapter 07. The Social Costs of Incarceration: The Hidden Yet Expensive Side of Prison No access
Chapter 08. Retribution: Can We Have Our “Just Desert” and Eat It Too? No access
Chapter 09. Incapacitation: If We Lock Them Up, Maybe They’ll Just Go Away! No access
Chapter 10. Some Specifics on Deterrence, in General No access
Chapter 11. Prison Rehabilitation and Treatment: Where is The Correction in Our Correctional Facilities? No access
Chapter 12. The Benefits of Incarceration—Real and Perceived No access
