This comprehensive examination of the effectiveness of prisons
is virtually alone in showing that prisons are moderately effective
in achieving specific and general deterrence and collective and
selective incapacitation. Wright provides evidence which defends
prisons as important social institutions and argues that
noninterventionist alternative measures are less likely to prevent
crime than conventional imprisonment policies. He also offers
sentencing recommendations that may maximize the effectiveness of
prisons as agents of social control. This up-to-date assessment is
required reading for students, teachers, policymakers, and
practitioners in corrections, penology, and criminal justice.
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