The Expanding Prison

by David Cayley

Overview

The Expanding Prison is a provocative, cogent argument for prison reform. David Cayley argues that our overpopulated prisons are more reflective of a society that is becoming increasingly polarized than of an actual surge in crime. This book considers proven alternatives to imprisonment that emphasize settlement-oriented techniques over punishment, and move us towards a vision of justice as peace-making rather than one of vengeance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887846038
Publisher:	House of Anansi Press
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	906,326
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David Cayley is a producer at CBC Radio as well as a writer. He is the author of The Rivers North of the Future and The Expanding Prison. He lives in Toronto.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
I	The Prison Boom
1.	The Expanding Prison	15
2.	Crime Control in the United States: "Trail 'em, Surveil 'em, Nail 'em, and Jail 'em"	43
3.	Perception and Reality in Crime Policy	63
4.	Rituals of Repression	73
II	Imprisonment and Society
5.	Something Must Be Done: Rationales for Imprisonment	89
6.	The Real World of Imprisonment	101
7.	God Is Himself Law	123
8.	A Perpetual Solitude and Seclusion	137
9.	A Sea Change	151
III	Some Promising Alternatives
10.	Crime Control and Community	167
11.	Rights and Reservations	199
12.	From Guilt to Obligation: Victim-Offender Mediation	215
13.	Working Within the System	239
14.	Shame of Doing Amiss	273
15.	On Civil Solutions	287
16.	Circles of Support	295
17.	Justice as Sanctuary	317
18.	Prison Is Not the Only Punishment: Penal Violence and Alternatives in Poor Countries	331
IV	Conclusion
19.	A Turning Point?	343
	Notes	367
	Index	389