In Defense of Flogging by Peter Moskos

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Prisons impose tremendous costs, yet they're easily ignored. Criminals -- even low-level nonviolent offenders -- enter our dysfunctional criminal justice system and disappear into a morass that's safely hidden from public view. Our "tough on crime" political rhetoric offers us no way out, and... read more

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You're about to get whipped.

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Peter Moskos (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0465021482
Page Count: 192 pages

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Library of Congress: HV8613.M67 2011
Dewey: 364.67

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Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Penology
Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Criminology

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