An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing by Susan Miller-Cochran & Roy Stamper & Stacey Cochran

An Insider's Guide to Academic Writing by Susan Miller-Cochran & Roy Stamper & Stacey Cochran

Author:Susan Miller-Cochran & Roy Stamper & Stacey Cochran
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: English/Readers
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Published: 2018-09-05T00:00:00+00:00


Crime is expensive. We do well to fight it. But increasing incarceration is definitely not the answer.

Reading Questions

According to Chettiar, what are three possible theories that some use to account for the declining rates of crime in America over the last two decades?

Why, according to Chettiar, is it “a costly mistake” to conflate “simple correlation with causation” (par. 5) when it comes to the relationship between rates of incarceration and crime?

What statistical evidence does Chettiar provide to support her contention that the United States “is the world’s most prodigious incarcerator” (9)?

Explain the concept of “elasticity” and how it relates to Chettiar’s argument about the current relationship between incarceration and crime rates.

What has happened to crime rates in states like New York, Texas, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, where imprisonment rates have been lowered in the last decade, according to Chettiar?

Identify three government policy decisions Chettiar recommends or supports at the end of her argument.



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