Prisoners of Politics

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Prisoners of Politics

Author	: Rachel Elise Barkow
File Size	: 55,6 Mb
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 04 March 2019
ISBN	: 9780674919235
Pages	: 305 pages

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Prisoners of Politics by Rachel Elise Barkow Book PDF Summary

America’s criminal justice system reflects irrational fears stoked by politicians seeking to win election. Pointing to specific policies that are morally problematic and have failed to end the cycle of recidivism, Rachel Barkow argues that reform guided by evidence, not politics and emotions, will reduce crime and reverse mass incarceration.

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Prisoners of Politics by Rachel Elise Barkow

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