In Defense of Flogging
| AUTHOR | Moskos, Peter |
| PUBLISHER | Basic Books (02/05/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Prisons impose tremendous costs, yet they're easily ignored. Criminals -- even low-level nonviolent offenders -- enter our dysfunctional criminal justice system and disappear into a morass that's safely hidden from public view. Our "tough on crime" political rhetoric offers us no way out, and prison reformers are too quickly dismissed as soft on criminals. Meanwhile, the taxpayer picks up the extraordinary and unnecessary bill. In Defense of Flogging presents a solution both radical and simple: give criminals a choice between incarceration and the lash. Flogging is punishment: quick, cheap, and honest. Noted criminologist Peter Moskos, in irrefutable style, shows the logic of the new system while highlighting flaws in the status quo. Flogging may be cruel, but In Defense of Flogging shows us that compared to our broken prison system, it is the lesser of two evils.
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ISBN-13:
9780465032419
ISBN-10:
0465032419
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
183
Carton Quantity:
34
Product Dimensions:
4.80 x 0.60 x 7.20 inches
Weight:
0.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
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Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Social Science | Penology
Social Science | Criminology
Social Science | Criminal Law - Sentencing
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
364.67
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Prisons impose tremendous costs, yet they're easily ignored. Criminals -- even low-level nonviolent offenders -- enter our dysfunctional criminal justice system and disappear into a morass that's safely hidden from public view. Our "tough on crime" political rhetoric offers us no way out, and prison reformers are too quickly dismissed as soft on criminals. Meanwhile, the taxpayer picks up the extraordinary and unnecessary bill. In Defense of Flogging presents a solution both radical and simple: give criminals a choice between incarceration and the lash. Flogging is punishment: quick, cheap, and honest. Noted criminologist Peter Moskos, in irrefutable style, shows the logic of the new system while highlighting flaws in the status quo. Flogging may be cruel, but In Defense of Flogging shows us that compared to our broken prison system, it is the lesser of two evils.
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Author:
Moskos, Peter
Peter Moskos is assistant professor of law, police science, and criminal justice administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and at the City University of New York's Doctoral Program in Sociology. He is a former Baltimore City police officer.
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