Ending Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration: Hope from Civil Society

Author:   Anthony B. Bradley
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   230
Publication Date:   16 August 2018
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Author:   Anthony B. Bradley
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781108446297


ISBN 10:   1108446299
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   16 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. An overcriminalized America; 2. A closer loser look at prosecutors; 3. Giving judges more discretion; 4. Defending the disadvantaged; 5. Ending the school-to-prison pipeline; 6. The social, moral, and economic costs of overcriminalization; 7. Progress begins at the state level; 8. Help and hope from civil society; Conclusion.

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Advance praise: 'Anthony B. Bradley's emphasis on personalism offers an intriguing contribution to the question of criminal justice reform - he presents a path forward we ought to seriously consider.' Vincent Bacote, Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Wheaton College, Illinois Advance praise: 'Most everyone complains about overcriminalization and mass incarceration, but concrete solutions to these problems are hard to find. Anthony B. Bradley proposes several reforms in criminal justice and civil society that would help to bring about some much-needed improvements.' Douglas Husak, author of Overcriminalization


'Anthony B. Bradley's emphasis on personalism offers an intriguing contribution to the question of criminal justice reform - he presents a path forward we ought to seriously consider.' Vincent Bacote, Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Wheaton College, Illinois 'Most everyone complains about overcriminalization and mass incarceration, but concrete solutions to these problems are hard to find. Anthony B. Bradley proposes several reforms in criminal justice and civil society that would help to bring about some much-needed improvements.' Douglas Husak, author of Overcriminalization 'Anthony B. Bradley's emphasis on personalism offers an intriguing contribution to the question of criminal justice reform - he presents a path forward we ought to seriously consider.' Vincent Bacote, Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Wheaton College, Illinois 'Most everyone complains about overcriminalization and mass incarceration, but concrete solutions to these problems are hard to find. Anthony B. Bradley proposes several reforms in criminal justice and civil society that would help to bring about some much-needed improvements.' Douglas Husak, author of Overcriminalization


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Anthony B. Bradley is Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Program Chair for Religious and Theological Studies, and Director of the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing at The King's College, New York. He is also a Research Fellow at the Acton Institute. He has previously studied ethics at Fordham University, New York, and Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York. He has authored and edited eight books and has written several dozen articles. His writings on religious and cultural issues have been published in a variety of journals, including Al Jazeera, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the Detroit News, Christianity Today, and World Magazine. Professor Bradley has appeared on C-SPAN, NPR, CNN/Headline News, and Fox News, among others. He is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Academy of Religion.

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