Why are so many Americans in prison?
"Between 1975 and 2007, the American incarceration rate increased nearly fivefold, a historic increase that puts the United States in a league of its own among advanced economies. We incarcerate more people today than we ever have, and we stand out as the nation that most frequently uses incarc...
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Main Author: | Raphael, Steven, 1968- |
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Other Authors: | Stoll, Michael A., Russell Sage Foundation. |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
[2013]
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Physical Description: |
xvi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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