The Punishment Imperative: The Rise and Failure of Mass Incarceration in America
Clear, Todd R.; Frost, Natasha A.
Language: English
Published by New York University Press, New York, London, 2014
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A real nice clean unmarked 269 page 1st edition hardcover with 1 low in printing number line. Nice dust jacket has just a touch of wear. Over the last 40 years, the US penal system has grown at an unprecedented rate, five times larger than in the past and grossly out of scale with the rest of the world. In This book, Frost argues that America's move to mass incarceration from the 1960s to the early 2000s was more than just a response to crime or a collection of policies adopted in isolation; it was a grand social experiment. See my scans for nice condition and more information from book jacket. Size: 9 1/2 h x 6 1/4w.
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- Title
- The Punishment Imperative: The Rise and Failure of Mass Incarceration in America
- Author
- Clear, Todd R.; Frost, Natasha A.
- Publisher
- New York University Press, New York, London
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0814717195
- ISBN 13
- 9780814717196
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Culture, Historical Novel
Clear and Frost chart the rise of penal severity in the U.S. and the forces necessary to end it
Over the last 40 years, the US penal system has grown at an unprecedented rate―five times larger than in the past and grossly out of scale with the rest of the world. In The Punishment Imperative, eminent criminologists Todd R. Clear and Natasha A. Frost argue that America’s move to mass incarceration from the 1960s to the early 2000s was more than just a response to crime or a collection of policies adopted in isolation; it was a grand social experiment. Tracing a wide array of trends related to the criminal justice system, this book charts the rise of penal severity in America and speculates that a variety of forces―fiscal, political, and evidentiary―have finally come together to bring this great social experiment to an end. The authors stress that while the doubling of the crime rate in the late 1960s represented one of the most pressing social problems at the time, it was instead the way crime posed a political problem―and thereby offered a political opportunity―that became the basis for the great rise in punishment. Clear and Frost contend that the public’s growing realization that the severe policies themselves, not growing crime rates, were the main cause of increased incarceration eventually led to a surge of interest in taking a more rehabilitative, pragmatic, and cooperative approach to dealing with criminal offenders that still continues to this day. Part historical study, part forward-looking policy analysis, The Punishment Imperative is a compelling study of a generation of crime and punishment in America.
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About the Author
Natasha A. Frost is Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University. Her books include The Punitive State and Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Policy.
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