Is Incarceration Still the Answer? The Impact of Current Policies & Possible Alternatives
Publication year:
2011
| Cataloged on:
Dec. 21, 2011
ANNOTATION: Criminal justice policies based on the deterrence model are assessed and found lacking. Sections of this brief include: introduction; context and importance; incarceration rate in select countries; relationship between incarceration and crime rates; budgetary indications; state budget increases (1988-2008); social impact; policy alternatives—send fewer people to prison and/or improve and expand reentry services; range of community solutions; recidivism rates for “Pathway to Change” participants; recidivism rates and employment status; and conclusion. “Public safety should always remain a priority, but as the research described above indicates, higher incarceration rates are not an effective tool for reducing crime and it has very clear consequences for budgets and communities” (p. 9).
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