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Unlock the transformative insights within 'Mass Supervision,' the comprehensive critique of probation and parole authored by Vincent Schiraldi, former Probation Commissioner of New York City. This groundbreaking book, praised as one of NPR's Best Books of the Year for 2024, delves into the complex realities faced by approximately 4 million people on probation and parole in the United States. With a compelling argument for the abolition of these systems, Schiraldi analyzes the significant expenses incurred while individuals are monitored under punitive oversight, often leading to a 'recidivism trap.'
In 'Mass Supervision,' readers are invited to imagine a world where probation and parole do not exist and how those resources could instead be allocated to genuinely assist individuals in reintegrating into society. Through meticulous research and firsthand experiences, Schiraldi conveys how current systems have deviated from their intended purpose of rehabilitation, and explores innovative alternatives for enhancing public safety and reducing incarceration rates.
This brand new edition, published by The New Press in 2024, features a foreword by the esteemed Bruce Western, adding further credibility to an already powerful narrative. Embrace a new perspective on criminal justice reform and explore the pressing questions surrounding mass incarceration and community safety with 'Mass Supervision.'
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9781620978177 | Format: Cloth over boards | Publisher: The New Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781620978177
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2024
Publisher: New Press, The
Description:
With a foreword by Bruce Western
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR
The most comprehensive critique of probation and parole—and a provocative and compelling argument for abolishing both—from the former Probation Commissioner of New York City
Imagine if probation didn't exist. And I came to you with $80 million and 30,000 people the courts considered troubled and troubling. And you could do anything you wantedwith that money to make New York City safer and help people turn their lives around. Would you go out and hire a thousand civil service-protected bureaucrats to supervise people as they piss in a cup once a week, and to tell them to go forth and sin no more?
—Vincent Schiraldi’s Job Interview with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg
We’ve heard a lot in recent years about the nearly 2.1 million people incarcerated in American prisons and jails. But what about the approximately 4 million more who are on probation and parole—monitored by the state at great expense and at risk of being sent to prison at the whim of a probation or parole officer for the least imaginable infraction?
, he combines firsthand experience with deep research on the inadequately explored practices of probation and parole, to illustrate how these forms of state supervision have strayed from their original goal of providing constructive and rehabilitative alternatives to prison. They have become instead, Schiraldi argues, a “recidivism trap” for people trying to lead productive lives in the wake of a criminal conviction.
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In 'Mass Supervision,' readers are invited to imagine a world where probation and parole do not exist and how those resources could instead be allocated to genuinely assist individuals in reintegrating into society. Through meticulous research and firsthand experiences, Schiraldi conveys how current systems have deviated from their intended purpose of rehabilitation, and explores innovative alternatives for enhancing public safety and reducing incarceration rates.
This brand new edition, published by The New Press in 2024, features a foreword by the esteemed Bruce Western, adding further credibility to an already powerful narrative. Embrace a new perspective on criminal justice reform and explore the pressing questions surrounding mass incarceration and community safety with 'Mass Supervision.'
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. ISBN: 9781620978177 | Format: Cloth over boards | Publisher: The New Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781620978177
Format: Cloth over boards
Year: 2024
Publisher: New Press, The
Description:
With a foreword by Bruce Western
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR
The most comprehensive critique of probation and parole—and a provocative and compelling argument for abolishing both—from the former Probation Commissioner of New York City
Imagine if probation didn't exist. And I came to you with $80 million and 30,000 people the courts considered troubled and troubling. And you could do anything you wantedwith that money to make New York City safer and help people turn their lives around. Would you go out and hire a thousand civil service-protected bureaucrats to supervise people as they piss in a cup once a week, and to tell them to go forth and sin no more?
—Vincent Schiraldi’s Job Interview with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg
We’ve heard a lot in recent years about the nearly 2.1 million people incarcerated in American prisons and jails. But what about the approximately 4 million more who are on probation and parole—monitored by the state at great expense and at risk of being sent to prison at the whim of a probation or parole officer for the least imaginable infraction?
, he combines firsthand experience with deep research on the inadequately explored practices of probation and parole, to illustrate how these forms of state supervision have strayed from their original goal of providing constructive and rehabilitative alternatives to prison. They have become instead, Schiraldi argues, a “recidivism trap” for people trying to lead productive lives in the wake of a criminal conviction.
incarceration, have little i