Prison Alternatives
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Overview
In The Expanding Prison, Cayley investigates the immediate causes of the prison crisis and examines the history of crime and punishment. He then reveals provocative new ways of construing crime and considers proven alternatives to imprisonment -- alternatives that emphasize restitution and repentance rather than retribution. In the end a vision of justice as peace-making, rather than as vengeance, emerges, beyond prison walls.Synopsis
The Expanding Prison is a provocative, cogent argument for prison reform. David Cayley argues that our overpopulated prisons are more reflective of a society that is becoming increasingly polarized than of an actual surge in crime. This book considers proven alternatives to imprisonment that emphasize settlement-oriented techniques over punishment, and move us towards a vision of justice as peace making rather than one of vengeance.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1998
Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780887846038