Sarah Lageson, Correcting American Corrections, With Francis Cullen, David Garland, David Jacobs, and Jeremy Travis (Panelist)
Files
Description
In this Roundtable, a panel of experts reflect on a Pew Center on the States Survey that found half of Americans believe there are too many prisoners in the United States. The survey also found that voters believed that one fifth of prisoners could be released without compromising public safety. In other findings, 48% agreed with reducing funding for state prisons and large majorities favored reducing prison time for low-risk, nonviolent offenders. Our Roundtable panelists, while encouraged by the implementation of this survey, were careful not to put too much positive spin on the results. Public support may be moving toward a less punitive America, but it's not certain policy will quickly follow suit.
Source Publication
Crime and the Punished
Source Editors/Authors
Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
Garland, David W., "Sarah Lageson, Correcting American Corrections, With Francis Cullen, David Garland, David Jacobs, and Jeremy Travis (Panelist)" (2014). Faculty Chapters. 653.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/653
