Crisis and Reform: Current Issues in American Punishment

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Crisis and Reform: Current Issues in American Punishment

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Crisis and Reform: Current Issues in American Punishment
Alexis Durham, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida

After 300 years of the American struggle with crime and punishment-related issues, the nation seems less able to deal with them now than at any other time in history. Why have we failed? Is the worst yet to come?

In Crisis and Reform, criminology expert Alexis M. Durham III explores the most serious problems currently plaguing America's correctional system, their historical background, and possible solutions.

Topics covered include:

Prison Crowding
AIDS in Prison
Difficulties Associated with Older Inmates
Women in Prison
Changing the Offender
Alternatives to Incarceration, including Electronic Monitoring, Intensive Supervision, House Arrest, Community Services, and Day-Reporting Centers
Boot Camps
Prison Privatization
The Death Penalty