Tonry, Michael
Malign Neglect
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195104691
- author:
- Tonry, Michael
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 136 mm X 203 mm
- Genre:
- 20.29 x 13.49 x 1.35 centimetres, Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The United States sends more citizens to prison than any other western nation, with longer sentences. This is despite evidence that increased penalties alone cannot reduce crime. In fact, black Americans have been disproportionately represented in the US prison system since Ronald Reagan took office. Michael Tonry examines the paradoxes of American justice, drawing on statistical, legal and social science research. He addresses the issues of race, crime and punishment with passion and lucidity, confronting uncomfortable truths head-on. The book explores the relationship between crime rates and the number of people in prison, and challenges the notion that tougher sentences are the key to safer societies. Tonry's analysis sheds light on the complex problems facing American justice, and provides a nuanced understanding of the issues at stake.
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