Spring 2011 Critical Thinking Research on US Prison Policy

Context and Background

Introduction to America's Prisons: Opposing Viewpoints

"Introduction to America's Prisons: Opposing Viewpoints." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary: provides main arguments for public prisons and private prisons

Sarah Atkins

Behind Bars

Herbert, Wray, and Andrew Lichtenstein. "Behind bars." U.S. News & World Report 124.11 (1998): 30. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary

Caleb Erb

Beyond The Prison Bubble

PETERSILIA, JOAN. "Beyond the Prison Bubble." Wilson Quarterly 35.1 (2011): 50-55. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary

Caleb Erb

America's Prison Spree Has Brutal Impact

Taylor, Stuart, Jr. "America's Prison Spree Has Brutal Impact." National Journal. (Nov 13, 2009): NA. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 6 Apr. 2011

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Cole Kelly

Prisons in America

"Prisons in America." Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 18 Mar. 2011.

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Summary: gives an overview of many dimensions of prisons in America, such as goals, cost, and rates

Sarah Atkins

Incarnation In The United States

Incarceration in the United States." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 20 Mar. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States>.

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Summary

Caleb Erb

America’s Prisons

Harley G. Lappin. “American Prisons Are Humane.” Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 21 Mar. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108415&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108415&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0

Summary

Cole Kelly

Private VS Public

Privately Operated Prisons Are Not Beneficial

Gainsborough, Jenni. "Privately Operated Prisons Are Not Beneficial." America's Prisons. Ed. Clare Hanrahan. Opposing Viewpoints®. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary: Gainsborough argues that privately operated prisons are not beneficial, primarily because private companies reduce costs through wage cuts and have private interests

Sarah Atkins

Private Prisons Benefit Inmates

Mitchell, Matthew. "Private Prisons Benefit Inmates." At Issue: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?. Ed. Kristen Bailey. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary: Mitchell argues that private prisons do in fact benefit inmates and supports his argument through the conduction of his own experiment

Sarah Atkins

Privately Operated Prisons Are Beneficial

Segal, Geoffrey F. "Privately Operated Prisons Are Beneficial." America's Prisons. Ed. Clare Hanrahan. Opposing Viewpoints®. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 20 Mar. 2011.

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Summary: While Segal insists privately operated prisons are beneficial, he appears biased and has a vested interest in the subject through his role as director of privatization at the Reason Foundation

Sarah Atkins

Private Prisons Foster Corruption

Beiser, Vince. "Private Prisons Foster Corruption." Current Controversies: Prisons. Ed. Bryan J. Grapes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 13 Apr. 2011.

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Sarah Atkins

Private Prisons Harm Inmates

Gainsborough, Jenni. "Private Prisons Harm Inmates." At Issue: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?. Ed. Kristen Bailey. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 13 Apr. 2011.

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Sarah Atkins

Private Prisons are Abusive and Inefficient

Bates, Eric. "Private Prisons Are Abusive and Inefficient." Current Controversies: Prisons. Ed. Bryan J. Grapes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 13 Apr. 2011.

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Sarah Atkins

What's Wrong with Private Prisons

DiIulio, John J., Jr.. "What's Wrong with Private Prisons. " Public Interest 92 (1988): 66-83. Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.

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Summary: although it is an older article, it provides insight into how private prisons orginiated and compares public and private prisons with little bias

Sarah Atkins

Prisons for Profit: Do the Social and Political Problems Have a Legal Solution?

Antonuccio, R.. "Prisons for Profit: Do the Social and Political Problems Have a Legal Solution? " Journal of Corporation Law 33.2 (2008): 577-593. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.

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Summary: this article looks at the advantages and disadvantages of private prisons and has both a political and social approach to the issue

Sarah Atkins

Public strategies for private prisons

"Public strategies for private prisons." (James Austin and Garry Coventry, "Table 6. Public Strategies for Private Prisons," in Emerging Issues on Privatized Prisons, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2001, http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/bja/181249.pdf (accessed March 31, 2005) ).Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 6 Apr. 2011.

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Summary: this is a very straightforward table depicting reasons to privatize prisons and reasons not to privatize prisons

Sarah Atkins

A Stir Over Private Pens

Smalley, Suzanne. "A Stir Over Private Pens.(privately run prisons)." National Journal. 31. 18 (May 1, 1999): 1168(1). Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 6 Apr. 2011

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Cole Kelly

Incarceration Rates

Understanding Prison Policy and Population Trends

Caplow, Theodore, and Jonathan Simon. "Understanding Prison Policy and Population Trends." JStor. University of Chicago Press, 1999. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://www.jstor.org.proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu/stable/1147684?&Search=yes&searchText=united&searchText=prison&searchText=states&searchText=policy&list=hide&searchUri=/action/doBasicSearch?Query=united+states+prison+policy&acc=on&wc=on&prevSearch=&item=19&ttl=29827&returnArticleService=showFullText>.

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Summary

Caleb Erb

High Incarceration Rates Decrease Crime Rates

Wilson, James Q. "High Incarceration Rates Decrease Crime Rates." Opposing Viewpoints: Criminal Justice. Ed. David M. Haugen. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010119277&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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This site gives lots of detail on how the incarceration rates are helping the society and reducing the crime rates as a result.

Caleb Erb

Imprisonment Reduces Crime

Block, Michael K, and Steven J. Twist. "Imprisonment Reduces Crime." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Charles P. Cozic. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108216&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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This site is another site that claims that prison is the way to go and it talks about how tough sentences work way better than soft sentences.

Caleb Erb

Imprisonment Reduces Crime

Reynolds, Morgan. "Imprisonment Reduces Crime." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Roman Espejo. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108241&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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This site explans how beneficial prisons are and how much they drop the crime rates nationwide.

Caleb Erb

Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime

Campaign for an Effective Crime Policy. "Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Charles P. Cozic. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108217&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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This site is opposing incarceration and saying that the stats are misleading and incarceration is dong nothing to crime rates in reality.

Caleb Erb

Prison Does Not Deter Crime

Joel Waldfogel. "Prison Does Not Deter Crime." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108402&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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This site gives evidence that harsher sentences don't really effect the prisoner and that we are incarcerating too many people.

Caleb Erb

Incarceration Does Not Reduce Crime

Irwin, John, Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg. "Incarceration Does Not Reduce Crime." At Issue: Alternatives to Prisons. Ed. Jennifer Skancke. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 25 Apr. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com.proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010349202&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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Caleb Erb

Federal VS State

The Federal Role in Sentencing Law and Policy

Reitz, Kevin R. "The Federal Role in Sentencing Law and Policy." JStor. American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1996. Web. 21 Mar. 2011.

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Summary

Caleb Erb

Felony Sentences in State Courts

Rosenmerkel, Sean, Durose, Matthew, and Farole, Donald. "Felony Sentences in State Courts- Statistical Tables." National Judicial Reporting Program. Web. 12/2009. <http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fssc06st.pdf>.

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fssc06st.pdf

Summary

Cole Kelly

State Prison System Vs. Federal Prison System

State Prison System Vs. Federal Prison System." Demand Media. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://www.ehow.com/facts_7631192_state-vs-federal-prison-system.html>.

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This site gives a brief summary of the differences between state and federal prisons. It also has great references at the bottom which is where this website got the information.

Caleb Erb

Statistics

Prison Count 2010

Prison Count 2010. The Pew Center on the States. Web. <http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Prison_Count_2010.pdf>.

http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Prison_Count_2010.pdf

Summary

Cole Kelly

Crime in America

Crime Statistics: No Prison Sentences for Most Felony Convictions — Crime in America.Net. Crime in America.Net: Crime, Violent Crime, Criminals, Crime News, Statistics and Research. 25 Jan. 2010. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. <http://crimeinamerica.net/2010/01/25/crime-statistics-no-prison-sentences-for-most-felony-convictions/>.

http://crimeinamerica.net/2010/01/25/crime-statistics-no-prison-sentences-for-most-felony-convictions/>.

Summary

Cole Kelly

Rehabilitation and Correctional Facilities

Rehablitation

Ivanko, Katarina. "Prisons Should Rehabilitate Inmates." Opposing Viewpoints: America's Prisons. Ed. Roman Espejo. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 21 Mar. 2011 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108246&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010108246&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0

Summary

Cole Kelly

Correctional Facilities: Jails and Prisons

"Correctional Facilities: Prisons and Jails." Crime: Prisons, and Jails. Ed. Kim Masters Evans. Information Plus® Reference Series. 2009 ed. Detroit: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 6 Apr. 2011

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Cole Kelly