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CJS - What Every Amer...

CJS - What Every Amer. FBI-UCR vs. NCVS Manipulation of Crime Rates No longer a big issue - BJS. CJS - What Every Amer. Some “basic facts” about the CJS Imprisonment binge Not because of crime increases Harsh treatment of lesser crime ("dipping into third layer").

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  1. CJS - What Every Amer... FBI-UCR vs. NCVS Manipulation of Crime Rates No longer a big issue - BJS

  2. CJS - What Every Amer... Some “basic facts” about the CJS Imprisonment binge Not because of crime increases Harsh treatment of lesser crime ("dipping into third layer")

  3. CJS - What Every Amer... Does the binge reduce crime? why not?? Racial Disparities & Racism “accumulated marginal disparities” much more on this later

  4. CJS - What Every Amer... “Ideas For Reform” Is it true that nothing works? Social programs, not CJS! (Much more on this later too!)

  5. CJS - What Every Amer... How should we punish ....? Serious/dangerous -- prison (but humane) Others -- alternatives

  6. CJS - What Every Amer... Binge makes us LESS secure! Punishment vs. Education, Health, Recreation, and Aging out!

  7. CJS - What Every Amer... “Big government” in this sector does more harm than good -- Large scale punitive policies imposed from above (Fed govt)

  8. CJS - What Every Amer... The media -- crime and entertainment Exaggerates crime problems

  9. CJS - What Every Amer... Politicians play to the “lowest common denominator” -- “public opinion” don’t even ask important questions: costs? long term consequences?

  10. CJS - What Every Amer... 12 points about how to make America safer (Overview of much of the class!)

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