Earnest, free of jargon, lucidThis is a book that ought to. In this work on the American penal system, the author offers a vivid critique of America's incarceration binge, and focuses on the developments in criminal justice. Affordable digital textbook from RedShelf: Crime and Punishment in America by: Elliott Currie. With a skeptical look at treatment programs, he convincingly suggests recovery depends more on ``the realistic possibilities for an alternative way of life.'' (Jan. Author: Elliott Currie Summary : In 1998, the national incarceration rate had doubled in just over a decade, and California's prison system ranked among the largest in the world. and in Europe to argue persuasively that drug abuse is linked to ``conditions of mass social deprivation, economic marginality, and cultural and community breakdown.'' Citing long-term declines in economic opportunity and the collapse of the community infrastructure in inner cities, Currie advocates reduced penalties for most drug offenses, harsher sentences for dealers, more help for addicts in prison and an emphasis on community policing. Elliott Currie is the author of Crime and Punishment in America, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and of numerous other acclaimed works on crime. Criticizing those who describe the drug problem as classless, sociologist Currie ( Confronting Crime ) synthesizes research in the U.S.
Full of wisdom vital to our country's leaders, this powerful book argues that drug abuse is an endemic social problem that can be solved only by a program of social reconstruction that will deliver jobs, education and health care-not by either legalization of drugs or punishment of abusers.
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