![]() In this groundbreaking and revelatory work, renowned criminologist Elliott Currie offers a vivid critique of our nation's prison policies and turns his penetrating eye toward recent developments in criminal justice, showing us the path to a more peaceable and just society. Today, there are several hundred thousand more inmates in the penal system, yet violence remains endemic in many American communities. ![]() When Crime and Punishment in America was first published in 1998, the national incarceration rate had doubled in just over a decade, and yet the United States remained-by an overwhelming margin-the most violent industrialized society in the world. "Earnest, free of jargon, lucid.This is a book that ought to be read by anyone concerned about crime and punishment in America."-The Washington Post Book World ![]()
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