Five Sources and Evaluations

~Source #1~

http://www.is.wayne.edu/StuartHenry/Effectiveness_of_Punishment.htm

Domain:

Edu (higher education)

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"On the effectiveness of prison as punishment"

Info About the Author: 

• Stuart Henry, Ph.D.
• Areas of interest: Criminological Theory, Deviant Behavior, Law and Society and Occupational Crime
• B.A. Ph.D. University of Kent at Canterbury

Timeliness:

Study was published October 24, 2003

Body Text Overview:.

This paper questions the effectiveness of punishment among criminal offenders. The author discuses studies that provide evidence of the negative effects of severe punishment, and the positive effects of mild, consistent punishment with positive reinforcement. The author provides counter-arguments to pro-punishment advocates. Charts and statistics on criminals are included.

~Source #2~

http://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6327&context=jclc

Domain:  

Edu (higher education)

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"Could Successful Rehabilitation Reduce the Crime Rate"

Info About the Author:

• Ernest van den Haag
• Dutch-American sociologist, social critic, and John M. Olin Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Policy at Fordham University
• Awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences, US & Canada

Timeliness:

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Published Fall, 1982

Body Text Overview:

The author bases this journal article around the question "What is the likely effect of rehabilitation on the crime rate?". The author discusses several types of offenders, and who is most likley to benefit from rehabilitation within the prison system. Realistic rehabilitation vs non-realistic rehabilitation is addressed. 

~Source #3~

http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/Rehab.pdf

Domain: 

Org (nonprofit organization) 

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"Making Rehabilitation Work: American Experience of Rehabilitating Prisoners"

Info About the Author: 

• Iain Murray 
• Director of Research, Statistical Assessment Service, Washington DC

Timeliness:

Article published  December 4th, 2002

Body Text Overview:

This is an article by a British author who is discussing rehabilitation within the American prison system. He addresses many points in favor of rehabilitation, and also includes arguments made by those who are pro-punishment. He argues his point that if rehabilitation helps to prevent even a small amount of crime committed by those who are released from prison, then it is nevertheless, an important part of the correctional process.

~Source #4~

http://img2.timg.co.il/CommunaFiles/19852476.pdf

Domain: 

co.il

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"The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment"

Info About the Author:

• Craig Haney
• M.A., Ph.D., J.D., Stanford University, B.A., University of Pennsylvania
• Professor. Social Sciences Division-Psychology Department.
• University of California: Santa Cruz

Timeliness:

Published December, 2001

Body Text Overview:

The author examines the psychological changes that criminals endure within the prison system. He discusses the effect these psychological factors have on the potential re-entry of criminals into the free world. The trend of increasingly harsh policies in prison, and the lack of rehabilitation are addressed.

~Source #5~
http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1521&context=fss_papers

Domain: 

Edu (higher education)

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Mass Incarceration: Who Pays the Price for Criminal Offending?

Info About the Author:

• Tracey L. Meares
• J.D., University of Chicago, 1991
• B.S., University of Illinois, 1988
• Professor at Yale Law School
• Teaches Criminal Law and Administration, Criminal Procedure

Timeliness:

Published January, 2004

Body Text Overview:

The author of this essay discusses the high cost of mass incarceration in America, and how it affects society, and families of those who are incarcerated. The author expresses the concern that mass incarceration is not lowering the crime rate. Prison policy on how they are rehabilitating prisoners and preparing them for re-entry into society is addressed.