The Growth of Incarceration in the United States : Exploring Causes and Consequences.
by
Incarceration, Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of.
Title
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The Growth of Incarceration in the United States : Exploring Causes and Consequences.
Author
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Incarceration, Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of.
ISBN
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9780309298025
Personal Author
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Incarceration, Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (465 pages)
Contents
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Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rising Incarceration Rates -- 3 Policies and Practices Contributing to High Rates of Incarceration -- 4 The Underlying Causes of Rising Incarceration: Crime, Politics, and Social Change -- 5 The Crime Prevention Effects of Incarceration -- 6 The Experience of Imprisonment -- 7 Consequences for Health and Mental Health -- 8 Consequences for Employment and Earnings -- 9 Consequences for Families and Children -- 10 Consequences for Communities -- 11 Wider Consequences for U.S. Society -- 12 The Prison in Society: Values and Principles -- 13 Findings, Conclusions, and Implications -- References -- Appendix A: Supplementary Statement by Ricardo H. Hinojosa -- Appendix B: Data Sources -- Appendix C: Incarceration in the United States:A Research Agenda -- Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Imprisonment -- United States.
Prisoners -- United States -- Social conditions.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Added Author
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Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and.
Council, National Research.
Western, Bruce.
Redburn, Steve.
Justice, Committee on Law and.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1321112-1001 | HV9471 -- .G76 2014 EB | Ebrary E-Books |