Jacobson, Michael,  1953- <br/><br/>
Downsizing prisons :  how to reduce crime and end mass incarceration / 
Michael Jacobson. 
 - New York and London :  New York University Press,  c2005. 
 - xi, 292 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : bloated prisons -- Mass incarceration -- Unintended consequences -- A new reality for prison systems  -- Why prison growth does not reduce crime -- Why parole and probation policies need to change -- Success stories -- Downsizing prisons. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0814742742 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004020592 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prisons--United States.<br/>Probation--United States.<br/>Parole--United States.<br/>Alternatives to imprisonment--United States.<br/>Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9471  / .J317 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.6/0973