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Presents an argument that the trends towards criminalization and imprisonment are not making for effective crime control or safer communities. The author shows how the poor are criminalized and how commercial interests shape society's response to crime. She argues that the prospects for the future are serious without a movement for reform

Western democracies are moving away from policies that promote human rights & democracy. This is an alarming trend that particularly affects the criminal justice system. Meanwhile, many non-Western countries, such as those in Africa & in the former USSR are effectively reforming their own criminal justice policies. The countries of the former USSR are striving to recognize the human rights of prisoners, while many traditional African societies are being guided by a "principal of solidarity" in their new approach to criminal justice. African countries such as Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Uganda, & Malawi are now focused on restitution rather than punishment & have established community service strategies that offer hope to criminals. The West has much to learn from these innovative penal policies. 45 References. K. Larsen