The growth of incarceration in the United States: Exploring causes and consequences

J Travis, B Western, FS Redburn - 2014 - academicworks.cuny.edu
J Travis, B Western, FS Redburn
2014academicworks.cuny.edu
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the
United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the
Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration in the United States was
established under the auspices of the National Research Council, supported by the National
Institute of Justice and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to review
evidence on the causes and consequences of these high incarceration rates and the …
Abstract
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration in the United States was established under the auspices of the National Research Council, supported by the National Institute of Justice and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to review evidence on the causes and consequences of these high incarceration rates and the implications of this evidence for public policy.
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