Nor Iron Bars A Cage. by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

Nor Iron Bars A Cage. by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi In a near-future New York where hypoguns and inertia-drive aircraft are everyday tools, Inspector Royall faces a problem no amount of manpower can solve: the repeat violent offender who cycles through the courts until someone gets hurt again. Royall is part of a controversial pilot program that offers an alternative to iron bars - not by locking criminals away, but by reshaping what they fear. Under the guidance of Dr. Brownlee and his team, convicted predators, arsonists, and reckless killers can be diverted from prison into psychiatric therapy that installs powerful, specific inhibitions: a firebug who cannot bear the sight of flame, a brawler who is terrified his fists will shatter, a drunk whose first sip of alcohol becomes unthinkable. When Chief Inspector Acrington, a visiting British aristocrat and senior lawman, comes to investigate the program, Royall must defend its spotless record while a brutal child-murder case and a newly captured offender force the city to confront the hardest questions. Is preventing harm worth tampering with a mind? And when safety depends on conditioning, who decides how much of a person can be taken away in the name of justice? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:18:09) Chapter 2 (00:39:42) Chapter 3 (00:58:03) Chapter 4 (01:17:21) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices