It is a Sociology Book Report.:)

Read: In Defense of Flogging by Peter Moskos
Write Include:

1. Find out and write on some information about the author.
2. Why did he write the book, and what is his main argument about the U.S. criminal justice system?
3. What is the scope of the problem he is discussing? Why does he think that prisons do not only fail to cure the crime but also crimino-genic?
4. Provide a historical background of the prison system in the U.S.A.
5. In what way is the US criminal justice system unique in his opinion?
6. How successful is the prison-system in the USA according to the author?
7. Are there any economic benefits of prison-industrial complex in the US?
8. What are the author’s main conclusions? Explain his conclusion. Do you agree?
9. Is this book you would recommend to another student? Explain.
10. Lastly explain two things you are likely to remember longest about the book.