Prisons in Crisis - Softcover

Selke, William L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253208149 ISBN 13: 9780253208149

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1993

Synopsis

"A policy-oriented, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural examination of the cost and consequences of imprisonment.... Selke details how prisons in the United States are wastelands of human dignity, opportunity, and support, and needlessly drain a suffering economy. He gives us the opportunity to look elsewhere for alternatives." —John Ortiz Smykla

"... the fact that so many approaches to incarceration are brought together in one volume makes this a valuable reference source." —Library Journal

"... a book that will provide valuable insights for students studying the American Correctional System." —Criminal Justice Review

"[Selke] expertly weaves together a need for reform with successful ideas borrowed from other nations. What makes this book difficult is the sincere rethinking it calls for. Appealing to both the academic and practitioner, every serious student of corrections should read  Prisons in Crisis." —The Criminologist

"Selke’s book is an important contribution to public debates about crime control." —Choice

Prisons in Crisis deals with the pressing problems that are faced by our nation’s overcrowded and ineffective prison systems. Selke looks at the nature of prison life and prison conditions today and reviews alternative policies that can be used to help alleviate the crisis while protecting society from violent offenders.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

More than one million people are now in prison in the United States. Incarceration rates in the U.S. are the highest in the world. William conveys the urgency of the problem by looking in detail at prison life and prison conditions today. He then reviews ideas and policies, both at home and abroad, that can be used to alleviate the prison courage and public support to put them into effect. His proposal for making prison systems more effective are an important contribution to the current debate over the ongoing prison crisis.

About the Author:

WILLIAM L. SELKE is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Indiana University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0253208149
• ISBN 13: 9780253208149
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176