Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has grown fivefold--a rate unprecedented in American history. Is there an alternative to incarceration?

This collection of essays, contributed by some of the nation's top scholars and thinkers, takes on the weighty task of sizing up America.

Are there too many people behind bars? The statistics suggest otherwise.

You cannot make an argument about the cost of prisons without taking into account the benefit of prisons.

The current Senate deliberation over aid to Colombia aimed at fighting narcotics reminds us that there are two debates over how the government ought to deal with dangerous drugs. The first is about their illegality and the second is about their control. People who wish to legalize drugs and those...

The best way to lessen drug-related crime is to reduce demand through increased drug testing and supervision of probationers and parolees.

Peter Reuter discusses his new book from the AEI Press.