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Title: Thinking about Crime: Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture
ISBN: B0013PLWTO
Author:
Michael Tonry
Publicate Date: 2004-01-29
Publish: 2004-01-29
List Price: $24.23
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Kindle Edition
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1: Praise for THINKING ABOUT CRIME
"Here we have solid insights into a system gone awry. The cost is needless suffering and huge distortions in our spending priorities."--Paul Simon, former U.S. Senator, Illinois
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2: REVIEW
From the Publisher: "Michael Tonry is one of the most provocative editors and authors in matters of crime policy. In "Thinking About Crime," he challenges the spate of punitive actions that characterized the final third of the last century. He brings historical and cross-national perspectives to this important inquiry into how America's punishment polices went out of control. Drawing on his extensive experience in sentencing and corrections, he provides a number of sober suggestions for bringing restraint back into the punishment process. This is an important book that should be widely read and discussed." --Al Blumstein, "The Crime Drop"
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3: REVIEW
From the Publisher: "No one would have chosen the criminal justice system America now has....it is too severe, too expensive, and locks up too many black and poor Americans. In this brilliant book, Michael Tonry shows how things came to be as they are, and how they can be made better." Carol Moseley Braun,former U.S. Senator, Illinois
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4: Exceptional
Anyone making criminal justice policy should read "Thinking About Crime." In this book, Michael Tonry closely examines the very different ways nations have responded to changing crime patterns and shifting cultural sensibilities over the past several decades. In so doing, he offers an intriguing analysis of how and why the United States has emerged at the beginning of the twenty-first century with by far the most punitive but by no means the most effective punishment policy. His ability to navigate complexities and render them obvious, makes this important book a pleasure to read.
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