Why the US Has Such a Brutal Penal Regime
Compared to similarly rich countries, the US has an exceptionally punitive system of policing and prisons. What explains America’s extremely harsh penal regime?
David Garland is the Arthur T. Vanderbilt professor of law and professor of sociology at New York University and an honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh.
Compared to similarly rich countries, the US has an exceptionally punitive system of policing and prisons. What explains America’s extremely harsh penal regime?