The growth of incarceration in the United States : exploring causes and consequences / / Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western and Steve Redburn, editors, Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration : Committee on Law and Justice Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
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The growth of incarceration in the United States : exploring causes and consequences / / Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western and Steve Redburn, editors, Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration : Committee on Law and Justice Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 365/.973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Imprisonment - United States |
| Prisoners - United States - Social conditions | |
| Criminal justice, Administration of - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | TravisJeremy |
| WesternBruce <1964-> | |
| RedburnSteve | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Rising Incarceration Rates""; ""3 Policies and Practices Contributing to High Rates of Incarceration""; ""4 The Underlying Causes of Rising Incarceration: Crime, Politics, and Social Change""; ""5 The Crime Prevention Effects of Incarceration""; ""6 The Experience of Imprisonment""; ""7 Consequences for Health and Mental Health""; ""8 Consequences for Employment and Earnings""; ""9 Consequences for Families and Children""; ""10 Consequences for Communities""; ""11 Wider Consequences for U.S. Society"" |
| ""12 The Prison in Society: Values and Principles""""13 Findings, Conclusions, and Implications""; ""References""; ""Appendix A--Supplementary Statement by Ricardo H. Hinojosa""; ""Appendix B--Data Sources""; ""Appendix C--Incarceration in the United States:A Research Agenda""; ""Appendix D -- Biographical Sketches of Committee Members"" | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The growth of incarceration in the United States |
| ISBN: | 0-309-29802-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464209603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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