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The Diminishing Returns of Increased Incarceration: A Blueprint to Improve Public Safety and Reduce Costs
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "[P]romising initiatives that a number of states have implemented to reform prison systems to reduce costs while maintaining public safety" are highlighted (p. 3). Sections of this report following an executive summary are: the basics — growth of the prison population, who goes to jail, and costs associated with increased incarceration; a tool box for assessing the effective use of incarceration; states using these tools and getting results; summary; and key questions to guide smart reforms.