The Mass Incarceration Bogeyman
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چکیده
Most criminal justice experts believe the United States is guilty of “mass incarceration,” a system that imprisons more people than deserve to be there or good for both prisoners and public. The data say otherwise, writes Barry Latzer. Considering seriousness most prisoners’ crimes high recidivism rates, public best served by keeping offenders behind bars.
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Questions
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1936-4709', '0895-4852']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51845/34s.1.13