America behind bars [electronic resource] : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.
2004
HV9471 .R83 2004eb
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Title
America behind bars [electronic resource] : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.
Author
Ruddell, Rick, 1961-
ISBN
1593320574 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Language
English
Description
xi, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HV9471 .R83 2004eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
365/.973/09045
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Series
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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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.
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.