{"product_id":"crime-and-punishment-in-america-9781250024213","title":"Crime and Punishment in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment in America\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1998, the national incarceration rate had doubled in just over a decade, and yet the United States remained--by an overwhelming margin--the most violent industrialized society in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, there are several hundred thousand more inmates in the penal system, yet violence remains endemic in many American communities. In this groundbreaking and revelatory work, renowned criminologist Elliott Currie offers a vivid critique of our nation's prison policies and turns his penetrating eye toward recent developments in criminal justice, showing us the path to a more peaceable and just society. Cogent, compelling, and grounded in years of original research, this newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment in America\u003c\/i\u003e will continue to frame the way we think about imprisonment for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250024213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Elliott Currie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075468525749,"sku":"9781250024213","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f2a56899-1d07-4be7-b890-7232e05ea8a2.jpg?v=1691466754","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crime-and-punishment-in-america-9781250024213","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}