America behind bars : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.
2004
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America behind bars : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.
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New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Description
xi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Formatted Contents Note
Mass imprisonment
Justice systems and punishment
Theories of formal social control
Prior imprisonment research
Economic, social, and political trends
Explaining imprisonment trends
The future of mass imprisonment.
Justice systems and punishment
Theories of formal social control
Prior imprisonment research
Economic, social, and political trends
Explaining imprisonment trends
The future of mass imprisonment.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-199) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1593320574 alkaline paper
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