Spring 2011 Critical Thinking Research on US Prison Policy
Contents
- 1 Introduction to America's Prisons: Opposing Viewpoints
- 2 Prisons in America
- 3 Privately Operated Prisons Are Not Beneficial
- 3.1 Private Prisons Benefit Inmates
- 3.2 Privately Operated Prisons Are Beneficial
- 3.3 Behind Bars
- 3.4 Beyond The Prison Bubble
- 3.5 Understanding Prison Policy and Population Trends
- 3.6 The Federal Role in Sentencing Law and Policy
- 3.7 Incarnation In The United States
- 3.8 Prison Count 2010
- 3.9 Crime in America
- 3.10 America’s Prisons
- 3.11 Rehablitation
- 3.12 Felony Sentences in State Courts
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
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
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
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.
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.
Summary
Caleb Erb
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>.
Summary
Caleb Erb
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. <http://www.jstor.org.proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu/stable/1048453?&Search=yes&searchText=united&searchText=level&searchText=prison&searchText=state&searchText=states&searchText=policy&list=hide&searchUri=/action/doBasicResults?noDoi=yesDoi&redirectUri=%252Faction%252FdoBasicResults%253Facc%253Don%2526sbq%253Dunited%252Bstates%252Bprison%252Bpolicy%252Bat%252Bthe%252Bstate%252Blevel%2526jtxsi%253D2476%2526hp%253D25%2526Go%253DGo%2526wc%253Don%2526Go.x%253D0%2526Go.y%253D0%2526si%253D2476%2526dpg%253D100%2526mxpg%253D735%2526Query%253Dunited%252Bstates%252Bprison%252Bpolicy%252Bat%252Bthe%252Bstate%252Blevel%2526gp%253D50%2526jcpsi%253D1%2526prq%253Dunited%252Bstates%252B%252Bstate%252Bprison%252Bpolicy%2526gw%253Djtx%2526la%253D%2526artsi%253D1%2526noDoi%253DyesDoi&hp=25&la=&wc=on&acc=on&mxpg=735&dpg=50&si=1226&gw=jtx&jtxsi=1226&jcpsi=1&artsi=1&Query=united+states+prison+policy+at+the+state+level&sbq=united+states+prison+policy+at+the+state+level&prq=united+states++state+prison+policy&gp=10&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Go&prevSearch=&item=226&ttl=18361&returnArticleService=showFullText>.
Summary
Caleb Erb
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>.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States
Summary
Caleb Erb
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/>.
Summary
Cole Kelly
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>.
Summary
Cole Kelly
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>.
Summary
Cole Kelly
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
