{"product_id":"harm-in-american-penology-todd-r-clear-9780791421741","title":"Harm in American Penology: Offenders, Victims, and Their Communities","description":"This book analyzes the sources and results of the fourfold increase in the U.S. correctional population since 1970. It considers the following themes: the value of punitiveness, defined as penal harm; research on crime and criminals; concerns about victims of crime; and concerns about community safety. It also analyzes the relationship between social problems and penal harm, such as poverty and crime during the twenty-year period of correctional expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author argues that a careful review of proposals for expanded penal harm cannot be justified. The growth in corrections was not caused by crime nor has it reduced crime. Clear describes a new strategy for corrections based on his examination of the politics of social control and the growth in penal harm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd R. Clear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791421740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791421741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 5.89w x 0.60d","brand":"Todd R. Clear","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058195165439,"sku":"9780791421741","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c74ce861-bd32-43b8-9936-7dbf43e36058.jpg?v=1685051180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harm-in-american-penology-todd-r-clear-9780791421741","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}