Summer reading: When Brute Force Fails: How to have less crime and less punishment

Book cover for when brute force failsWhen Brute Force Fails: How to have less crime and less punishment
Mark A.R. Kleiman

Maybe the best public policy book of the last decade. The subtitle says it all: crime is costly but so is punishment (both not only in money); if we’re smart we can have less of both.

MICHAEL O’HARE
Professor of the Graduate School
Goldman School of Public Policy

This book is part of the 2022 Berkeley Summer Reading List. Stay tuned for more weekly posts!