Mass Incarceration Nation How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover
Book contents
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Mass Incarceration?
- Part II The Building Blocks of Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration
- Part IV The Road to Recovery
- 18 What Success Looks Like
- 19 (Mostly) Abolish the Feds
- 20 Less Crime, Part 1
- 21 Less Crime, Part 2
- 22 Reducing Admissions and Shortening Stays
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
19 - (Mostly) Abolish the Feds
from Part IV - The Road to Recovery
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
Book contents
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Mass Incarceration Nation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I What Is Mass Incarceration?
- Part II The Building Blocks of Mass Incarceration
- Part III The Mechanics of Mass Incarceration
- Part IV The Road to Recovery
- 18 What Success Looks Like
- 19 (Mostly) Abolish the Feds
- 20 Less Crime, Part 1
- 21 Less Crime, Part 2
- 22 Reducing Admissions and Shortening Stays
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
Summary
A return to the 1970s would mean a dramatic reduction in federal law enforcement and federal prisoners. While the vast majority of criminal prosecutions happen at the State and local level, the federal government is just as important a contributor to Mass Incarceration as the largest State. And it is the easiest place to see that Mass Incarceration is about policies, not crime.
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- Mass Incarceration NationHow the United States Became Addicted to Prisons and Jails and How It Can Recover, pp. 170 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022