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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Is Mass Incarceration an Effective System for Curbing Crime? |
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1 Mass Incarceration Is Unnecessary and Ineffective |
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2 What We Need Is More Police on the Street |
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3 There Are No Easy Solutions for the Nation's Drug Habit |
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4 The Relationship Between Incarceration and Crime Is Limited |
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Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography |
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Chapter 2 What Are the Societal Effects of Incarceration? |
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1 Prison Is the New Poverty Trap |
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Friends Committee on National Legislation |
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2 The Criminal Justice System Is Stacked Against People of Color |
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3 Poverty and Racism Are Not Excuses for Breaking the Law |
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4 Mass Incarceration Has Helped Bring Back Debtors' Prisons |
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5 Prison Inmates Should Earn a Living Wage |
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Chapter 3 Are There Problems with Our Prison System? |
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1 Reforming Drug Offenses Can Curb Mass Incarceration |
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2 A Drugs-First Strategy Cannot Solve the Prison Problem |
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3 Private Prisons Increase Capacity, Save Money, and Improve Service |
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4 Private Prisons Hinder Reform, Expose Prisoners to Violence, and Increase Recidivism |
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5 Private Prisons Are Not the Problem |
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Chapter 4 How Do We Perceive Crime? |
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1 America Needs to Rethink Its Approach to Violence |
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2 Countries Need to Consider the Purpose of the Criminal Justice System |
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3 The "Treatment Years" Approach Should Be Used for Mentally Ill Offenders |
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4 Alternative Ideas Like Genomics Should Be Considered in Approaching Punishment and Rehabilitation |
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5 Drug Crimes Are the Main Driver of Imprisonment |
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6 Drug Laws Can't Be Blamed for Mass Incarceration |
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Chapter 5 How Do We Handle Crime? |
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1 Rehabilitation, Not Punishment, Should Be the Focus in Criminal Justice |
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2 Punishment Is Necessary, But Mandatory Minimum Sentences May Not Be |
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3 The Entire Criminal Justice System Needs a Smarter Approach |
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4 Ending Mass Incarceration Requires a Focus on State Policy |
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5 We Need to Embrace Alternative Strategies for Dealing with Offenders |
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Human Kindness Foundation |
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Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography |
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| For Further Discussion |
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| Organizations to Contact |
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| Bibliography of Books |
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