
BehaviorJune 21, 2019
Do Prisons Make Us Safer?
New research shows that prisons prevent far less violent crime than you might think
David J. Harding is Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director of the Social Sciences D-Lab at UC Berkeley. He is the author of On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration (University of Chicago Press, 2019).

Do Prisons Make Us Safer?
New research shows that prisons prevent far less violent crime than you might think