America behind bars

Ruddell, Rick, 1961-

America behind bars trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / [electronic resource] : Rick Ruddell. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004. - xi, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Criminal justice . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Imprisonment--United States.
Punishment--United States.
Social control--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects--United States.


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