Alternatives to prisons / Jennifer Skancke, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005. - 123 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. . - At issue (San Diego, Calif.) .

"Opposing viewpoints series."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Incarceration does not reduce crime / Incarceration reduces crime / Punitive approaches to addressing juvenile crime are ineffective / Prison overcrowding creates a need for prison alternatives / Prison alternatives can cut costs and improve public safety / Drug courts are effective in reducing recidivism / Mental health courts for mentally ill offenders are effective / Teen courts benefit juvenile offenders / Family-based therapies are successful alternatives to juvenile incarceration / Restorative justice benefits victims and offenders / Shame punishment is an effective alternative to incarceration / Electronic monitoring is a popular alternative to imprisonment / John Irwin, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg -- Morgan Reynolds -- Richard A. Mendel -- Alida V. Merlo and Peter J. Benekos -- Daniel L. Lombardo and Robert N. Levy -- David Cole -- Lisa Rabasca -- Jeffrey A. Butts and Janeen Buck -- Tori DeAngelis -- Jeff Anderson -- Aaron S. Book -- Scott Vollum and Chris Hale.

ISBN: 0737726938 (lib. : alk. paper) 0737726946 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004053500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Alternatives to imprisonment--United States.
Corrections--Government policy--United States.
Criminal behavior--Prevention.--United States
Criminals--Mental health services--United States.
Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV9304 / .A647 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 364.6/0973