America behind bars : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000

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

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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Main Author: Ruddell, Rick, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
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.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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