{"product_id":"9780814727829","title":"After the War on Crime: Race, Democracy, and a New Reconstruction","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the 1970s, Americans have witnessed a pyrrhic war on crime, with sobering numbers at once chilling and cautionary. Our imprisoned population has increased five-fold, with a commensurate spike in fiscal costs that many now see as unsupportable into the future. As American society confronts a multitude of new challenges ranging from terrorism to the disappearance of middle-class jobs to global warming, the war on crime may be up for reconsideration for the first time in a generation or more. Relatively low crime rates indicate that the public mood may be swinging toward declaring victory and moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, to declare that the war is over is dangerous and inaccurate, and \u003cb\u003eAfter the War on Crime\u003c\/b\u003e reveals that the impact of this war reaches far beyond statistics; simply moving on is impossible. The war has been most devastating to those affected by increased rates and longer terms of incarceration, but its reach has also reshaped a sweeping range of social institutions, including law enforcement, politics, schooling, healthcare, and social welfare. The war has also profoundly altered conceptions of race and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is time to consider the tasks reconstruction must tackle. To do so requires first a critical assessment of how this war has remade our society, and then creative thinking about how government, foundations, communities, and activists should respond. \u003cb\u003eAfter the War on Crime\u003c\/b\u003e accelerates this reassessment with original essays by a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars as well as policy professionals and community activists. The volume's immediate goal is to spark a fresh conversation about the war on crime and its consequences; its long-term aspiration is to develop a clear understanding of how we got here and of where we should go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110460014832,"sku":"9780814727829","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814727829_p0.jpg?v=1763745760","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814727829","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}