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It's More Expensive to Do Nothing : Prison, Recidivism, and Remediation
Title
It's More Expensive to Do Nothing : Prison, Recidivism, and Remediation / Humane Exposures Publishing.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Humane Exposures Publishing, [2010]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2013.
Copyright Notice Date
©2010
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 18, 2013.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Originally produced by Humane Exposures Publishing, 2010.
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Summary
The math, according to many experts, is simple: it costs $75,000 a year to incarcerate a nonviolent offender but only $5,000 to help that individual live productively in freedom. Meanwhile, the number of Americans behind bars has reached an astonishing level with virtually no sign of falling. This film explores the troubling realities that lie behind those statistics-the revolving door of institutionalization, the complexities of reform, and the frequent disregard for programs that can help ex-offenders succeed in society. Featuring interviews with more than 25 experts in the fields of law, policy-making, criminal justice, addiction treatment, and child development, the film also profiles nonviolent offenders who have turned their lives around after completing remediation and literacy programs. Viewers learn about facilities that have proven track records for helping both juvenile and adult offenders find lawful, rewarding paths to the future.
Variant and related titles
Prison, Recidivism, and Remediation
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 and up.
Contents
Profiles: Ex-Offenders Speak (2:43)
Recidivism Rates (1:06)
Juvenile Offenders (2:29)
Childhood Trauma and Cycle of Violence (1:59)
Drugs and Incarceration (3:03)
Inefficacy of Punishment (3:12)
Remediation (2:19)
Juvenile Camps (3:28)
Therapeutic Communities (1:54)
Non-Profit Organization for Remediation (2:07)
Homelessness (3:34)
California Legislation on Remediation (7:11)
Reentry Success Stories (2:10)
Financial Argument for Treatment Programs (2:51)
Cost-Effective Intervention for Juvenile Offenders (1:46)
Community Impact of Criminal Intervention (1:11)
Calls for Systemic Change (2:42)
Information Recap: Recidivism and Remediation (1:29)
Credits: It's More Expensive to Do Nothing: Prison, Recidivism, and Remediation (1:18)
Videorecording number
53196 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Humane Exposures Publishing.
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