Talk:Spring 2011 Critical Thinking Research on US Prison Policy

Causes of Rising Incarceration Rates

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

State vs. Federal

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