National Corrections Reporting Program, 1990
National Corrections Reporting Program, 1990

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Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages:

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This study was conducted to provide a consistent and comprehensive description of convicted persons' entrance into and departure from correctional custody and correctional supervision. To accomplish this goal, data were gathered from official state prison records on topics such as race, sex, and age of inmates, length of time in jail, length of time in prison, and type of offense committed. The data were collected from the state prison systems of 35 states, as well as the Federal Prison System, the California Youth Authority, and the District of Columbia.

National Corrections Reporting Program, 1992
National Corrections Reporting Program, 1992

Author: Craig Perkins

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994-12

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780788113840

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Extensive statistical data on all state prison admissions and releases and on all state parole entries and discharges for Calendar Year 1992. 75 tables.

The Myth of Overpunishment
The Myth of Overpunishment

Author: Barry Latzer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1645720330

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Justice is on trial in the United States. From police to prisons, the justice system is accused of overpunishing. It is said that too many Americans are abused by the police, arrested, jailed, and imprisoned. But the denunciations are overblown. The data indicates, contrary to the critics, that we don’t imprison too many, nor do we overpunish. This becomes evident when we examine the crimes of prisoners and the actual time served. The history of punishment in the United States, discussed in vivid detail, reveals that the treatment of offenders has become progressively more lenient. Corporal punishment is no more. The death penalty has become a rarity. Many convicted defendants are given no-incarceration sentences. Restorative justice may be a good thing for low-level offenses, or as an add-on for remorseful prisoners, but when it comes to major crimes it is no substitute for punitive justice. The Myth of Overpunishment presents a workable and politically feasible plan to electronically monitor arrested suspects prior to adjudication (bail reform), defendants placed on probation, and parolees.