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The Myth of the Community Fix
Sarah D. Cate
其他書名
Inequality and the Politics of Youth Punishment
出版Oxford University Press, 2023
主題Law / GeneralLaw / Gender & the LawPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / American Government / StateSocial Science / CriminologySocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN01976742839780197674284
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hpynEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋A detailed examination of the limitations and pitfalls of pursuing the community-based reform movement in the American criminal justice system. As the extent of America's mass incarceration crisis has come into sharper view, politicians, activists and non-profit foundations from across the political spectrum have united around "community-based" reforms. Many states are pursuing criminal justice reforms that aim to move youth out of state-run prisons and into community-based alternatives as a way of improving the lives of youth caught in the juvenile justice system. In The Myth of the Community Fix, Sarah D. Cate demonstrates that rather than a panacea, community-based juvenile justice reforms have resulted in a dangerous constellation of privatized institutions with little oversight. Focusing on case studies of three leading states for this model of reform--Texas, California, and Pennsylvania--Cate provides a comprehensive look at the alarming on-the-ground consequences of the turn towards community in an era of austerity. Although often portrayed as a break with past practices, this book documents how community-based reforms are the latest in a long line of policy prescriptions that further individualize the problem of delinquency, bolster punitiveness, and reduce democratic accountability. Through contextualizing the community-based reform movement as part of the broader shift away from the centralized provision of public goods in the United States, Cate shows why those committed to addressing the problems of mass incarceration should be wary of the community fix.