Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism

The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly...
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Author: Marc Morjé Howard
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Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism by Howard, Marc Morjé

Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism

¥8,664

Unusually Cruel: Prisons, Punishment, and the Real American Exceptionalism

¥8,664
Author: Marc Morjé Howard
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The United States incarcerates far more people than any other country in the world, at rates nearly ten times higher than other liberal democracies. Indeed, while the U.S. is home to 5 percent of the world's population, it contains nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. But the extent of American
cruelty goes beyond simply locking people up. At every stage of the criminal justice process - plea bargaining, sentencing, prison conditions, rehabilitation, parole, and societal reentry - the U.S. is harsher and more punitive than other comparable countries. In Unusually Cruel, Marc Morjé Howard
argues that the American criminal justice and prison systems are exceptional - in a truly shameful way. Although other scholars have focused on the internal dynamics that have produced this massive carceral system, Howard provides the first sustained comparative analysis that shows just how far the
U.S. lies outside the norm of established democracies. And, by highlighting how other countries successfully apply less punitive and more productive policies, he provides plausible solutions to addressing America's criminal justice quagmire.


Author: Marc Morjé Howard
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/17/2017
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780190659349


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2018

About the Author

Marc Morjé Howard is Professor of Government and Law at Georgetown University, where he also directs the Prisons and Justice Initiative. He is the author of two previous award-winning books.



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