The Growth of Incarceration in the United States : Exploring Causes and Consequences [1 ed.] 9780309298025, 9780309298018

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States more than qu

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The Growth of Incarceration in the United States : Exploring Causes and Consequences [1 ed.]
9780309298025, 9780309298018

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