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Beyond Prisons - by Laura Magnani & Harmon L Wray (Paperback)
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- This strong indictment of the currentprison system, undertaken by tworespected experts on behalf of theAmerican Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of ourpenal system, offers strong ethical andmoral assessments of it, and lays outa whole new paradigm of criminaljustice based on restorative justice andreconciliation.
- Author(s): Laura Magnani & Harmon L Wray
- 216 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology of Religion
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A report by the American Friends Service Committee, Criminal Justice Task Force.
Book Synopsis
This strong indictment of the currentprison system, undertaken by tworespected experts on behalf of theAmerican Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of ourpenal system, offers strong ethical andmoral assessments of it, and lays outa whole new paradigm of criminaljustice based on restorative justice andreconciliation. The book puts forwarda 12-point plan for immediate changes.
Beyond Prisons opens a long-needed national dialogue onour responsibilities as citizens and as a nation to provideremediation rather than mere retributive incarceration, answerable to the common good and the justice of God.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 216
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology of Religion
Publisher: Fortress Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Laura Magnani & Harmon L Wray
Language: English
Street Date: April 21, 2006
TCIN: 1007637933
UPC: 9780800638320
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-1389
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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