The Myth Of Overpunishment A Defense Of The American Justice System Barry Latzer by Barry Latzer 9781645720324, 1645720322 instant download after payment.

Justice is on trial in the United States. From police to prisons the justice system is accused of overpunishing. It is said that too many Americans (especially minorities) are abused by the police, arrested, jailed, and imprisoned. But the denunciations are overblown. The data indicate, contrary to the critics, that we don't imprison too many, nor do we overpunish. This becomes evident when we examine the crimes of prisoners and the actual time served. Claims of systematic racism are also exaggerated. Once we consider the crimes and the criminal records of African American inmates it becomes clear that blacks are punished no more harshly than whites.
This book is a defense of our incarceration system. The history of punishment in the United States, discussed in vivid detail, reveals that the treatment of offenders has become progressively more lenient. The actual time served in prison is in line with historical practice. Corporal punishment is no more. The virtual slavery of...