Thinking About Crime Sense and Sensibility in American Penal Culture
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
- Publish date: 01/01/2004
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"Michael Tonry is one of the most provocative editors and authors in matters of crime policy. In Thinking About Crime, he challenges the spate of punitive actions that characterized the final third of the last century. He brings historical and cross-national perspectives to this importantinquiry into how America's punishment polices went out of control. Drawing on his extensive experience in sentencing and corrections, he provides a number of sober suggestions for bringing restraint back into the punishment process. This is an important book that should be widely read anddiscussed."--Al Blumstein, co-editor of The Crime Drop
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