Why are so many Americans in prison? / Steven Raphael and Michael A. Stoll.

Author: Raphael, Steven, 1968-

Imprint:New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]

Descriptionxvi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Note:Emergence of mass incarceration -- Understanding and documenting the determinants of incarceration growth -- What would current incarceration rates be under previous sentencing practices? -- The policy changes driving incarceration growth -- Deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and growth in the U.S. prison population -- Demographic change, the economy, and the crack epidemic -- Incarceration and crime -- What now?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-301) and index.

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