Transinstitutionalization and an overburdened judicial system.

Abstract

The author discusses punishment in the United States in the context of increasing transinstitutionalization. He believes that the administration of justice has become more complex, in part because of plea bargaining and pleading reforms, often does not allow the application of judicial fairness, and has lost its deterrent effect on criminal offenders. He proposes the necessity for a reorganization of the roles of the various social institutions.