Cheap on Crime

Hadar Aviram is Professor of Law at University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she codirects the Hastings Institute for Criminal Justice and publishes the California Correctional Crisis blog. She lives in San Francisco.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Talking about Money and Punishment 2. A Fiscal History of Mass Incarceration 3. The Financial Crisis of 2007 and the Birth of Humonetarianism 4. The New Correctional Discourse of Scarcity: From Ideals to Money on Death Row 5. The New Coalitions of Financial Prudence: From Tough on Crime to the Drug Truce 6. The New Carceral Wheeling and Dealing: From Incapacitation to the Inmate Export Business 7. The New Inmate as a Fiscal Subject: From Ward to Consumer 8. The Future of Humonetarianism ??Notes Index

"[This book] has the potential to become a classic in the study of how social context-in particular, times of financial crisis-influences incarceration policies... Highly recommended." CHOICE "Cheap on Crime makes a valuable contribution to the literature on mass incarceration and is a must-read for those seeking explanations for the significant changes that have occurred in American corrections over the last 5 years." -- Christine S. Scott-Hayward Law & Society Review "Thought-provoking and notable work... Cheap on Crime documents how market values have come to dominate the discourse on American corrections since the Great Recession. A welcome edition to the literature at the intersection of economics and criminology." -- Larry Karson Social Science Journal "A well-researched book with a coherent narrative and a strong, theoretically and empirically grounded argument ... Essential reading." -- Ashley Rubin Punishment & Society "Cheap on Crime raises crucial political questions for all of us to debate, and it is as timely as a book can be." Social Justice