"Opposing viewpoints series."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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