Buchcover The Prison Dilemma | Bernd Maelicke | EAN 9783939816645 | ISBN 3-939816-64-7 | ISBN 978-3-939816-64-5

Politiker, Bewährungshelfer, Kriminologen, Gefängnisdirektoren

»A motivating book for a rational criminal policy, and a fascinating reading not only for professionals.« (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
»A fascinating report on the daily routine in German prisons.« (Stern Crime)
»Maelicke’s book offers an impressive insight into the daily routine in German prisons and initiates an overdue discussion.« (Sächsische Zeitung)
»The author knows what he is writing about.« (Neues Deutschland)
»A highly readable book: A must not only for persons involved in internal and justice policy.« (NDR Info: Das politische Buch)

The Prison Dilemma

Name: The Prison Dilemma
Author: Bernd Maelicke

To incarcerate or rehabilitate? - A controversial argument

von Bernd Maelicke

THE GERMAN PRISON SYSTEM – a topic that interests politicians when elections are looming, and the media whenever scandal is involved – is expensive and largely ineffective: over half of the people released from prison re-offend within five years. Locking people up does not rehabilitate them. Instead, the influences of prison subculture prevail. Bernd Maelicke examines the causes of this dilemma, and highlights pathways to the successful social reintegration of offenders. With the »Rehabilitation Agenda 2025«, Bernd Maelicke outlines guidelines and an action plan for concrete and desperate improvement.
His credo:

»Punishing people is easy, but usually leads nowhere. Showing people a better path and helping them navigate it is difficult, but it’s worth it.«