Crime and Punishment in America
by Elliott Currie
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Author: Elliott CurrieEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-10-15
ISBN: 0805060162
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: Currie debunks the myths behind the criminal justice system
Summary: 5 Stars
"Crime and Punishment in America" provides excellent examples of how common sense and rational science have been sacrificed in criminal justice policymaking in favor of politically favorable actions. Currie explores why "lock 'em up and throw away the key", while a very politically fashionable approach to crime, will only serve to exacerbate the crime crisis. Currie also provides excellent answers to conservative critics like James Q. Wilson and John J. DiIulio who seem to be grossly misinterpreting the data we have about crime.As a former criminal justice student of Currie's myself, I must say that, along with his lectures at Berkeley, his detailed analysis in this book went a long way in changing my personal views about the crime problem in America.
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