America behind bars : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 /

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Ruddell examines the political, cultural, and social factors that contributed to the growth in incarceration in the United States from 1952 to 2000. Controlling for the influences of economic stress, violent crime, unemployment, direct outlays for assistance, the percentage of population that is bla...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruddell, Rick, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Imprisonment > United States.
Punishment > United States.
Social control > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > United States.
Emprisonnement > États-Unis.
Contrôle social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects
Imprisonment
Punishment
Social control
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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