The Impact of Incarceration on Crime: Two National Experts Weigh In
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
May. 02, 2008
ANNOTATION: The relationship between incarceration and crime is discussed by Dr. Alfred Blumstein and Dr. James Q. Wilson. Topics covered include: what research tells us about the impact of incarceration on crime; the credit prisons deserve for the decline in crime rates; would crime be reduced by more imprisonment; an explanation for New York's decrease in violent crime of 57% with a decrease in imprisonment, while Florida has tripled its prison population and decreased violent crime by 30%; other factors that influence crime; and policies and programs that result in the most cost-effective way to reduce crime.