Policy, Punishment, and Society

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This text provides students with an overview of the laws and policies that govern the U.S. criminal justice system, as well as how they influence approaches to crime and perspectives on punishment within our society. The book covers correctional trends, policy development, mass incarceration, justifiable crimes, offender re-entry, and more.