{"product_id":"harm-in-american-penology","title":"Harm in American Penology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyzes the sources and results of the fourfold increase in the U.S. correctional population since 1970. It considers the following themes: the value of punitiveness, defined as penal harm; research on crime and criminals; concerns about victims of crime; and concerns about community safety. It also analyzes the relationship between social problems and penal harm, such as poverty and crime during the twenty-year period of correctional expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author argues that a careful review of proposals for expanded penal harm cannot be justified. The growth in corrections was not caused by crime nor has it reduced crime. Clear describes a new strategy for corrections based on his examination of the politics of social control and the growth in penal harm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410645995864,"sku":"9780791421741","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780791421741.jpg?v=1777897855","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/harm-in-american-penology","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}