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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Prisoners Released from State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Publisher:
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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The Growth of Incarceration in the United States
Author: Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309298018
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in American prisons. The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to 10 times higher than the rates in Western Europe and other democracies. The U.S. prison population is largely drawn from the most disadvantaged part of the nation's population: mostly men under age 40, disproportionately minority, and poorly educated. Prisoners often carry additional deficits of drug and alcohol addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and lack of work preparation or experience. The growth of incarceration in the United States during four decades has prompted numerous critiques and a growing body of scientific knowledge about what prompted the rise and what its consequences have been for the people imprisoned, their families and communities, and for U.S. society. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines research and analysis of the dramatic rise of incarceration rates and its affects. This study makes the case that the United States has gone far past the point where the numbers of people in prison can be justified by social benefits and has reached a level where these high rates of incarceration themselves constitute a source of injustice and social harm. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines policy changes that created an increasingly punitive political climate and offers specific policy advice in sentencing policy, prison policy, and social policy. The report also identifies important research questions that must be answered to provide a firmer basis for policy. This report is a call for change in the way society views criminals, punishment, and prison. This landmark study assesses the evidence and its implications for public policy to inform an extensive and thoughtful public debate about and reconsideration of policies.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309298018
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States has increased fivefold during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in American prisons. The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to 10 times higher than the rates in Western Europe and other democracies. The U.S. prison population is largely drawn from the most disadvantaged part of the nation's population: mostly men under age 40, disproportionately minority, and poorly educated. Prisoners often carry additional deficits of drug and alcohol addictions, mental and physical illnesses, and lack of work preparation or experience. The growth of incarceration in the United States during four decades has prompted numerous critiques and a growing body of scientific knowledge about what prompted the rise and what its consequences have been for the people imprisoned, their families and communities, and for U.S. society. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines research and analysis of the dramatic rise of incarceration rates and its affects. This study makes the case that the United States has gone far past the point where the numbers of people in prison can be justified by social benefits and has reached a level where these high rates of incarceration themselves constitute a source of injustice and social harm. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States examines policy changes that created an increasingly punitive political climate and offers specific policy advice in sentencing policy, prison policy, and social policy. The report also identifies important research questions that must be answered to provide a firmer basis for policy. This report is a call for change in the way society views criminals, punishment, and prison. This landmark study assesses the evidence and its implications for public policy to inform an extensive and thoughtful public debate about and reconsideration of policies.
Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions, 1926-86
Author: Patrick A. Langan
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781568068275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Documents the racial composition of U.S. prisoners across 60 years. Statistics are year-by-year and state-by-state on the race of prisoners admitted to State and federal prisons in the U.S. Tables.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781568068275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Documents the racial composition of U.S. prisoners across 60 years. Statistics are year-by-year and state-by-state on the race of prisoners admitted to State and federal prisons in the U.S. Tables.
Prisoners Released from State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories, 1943 and 1942
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Includes data on method of release, time served before release, prior commitments, and prisoners release from principal military and naval prisons. Data about prisoners includes sex, race, and criminal offense.
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Includes data on method of release, time served before release, prior commitments, and prisoners release from principal military and naval prisons. Data about prisoners includes sex, race, and criminal offense.
Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Includes statistics of prisoners received and discharged during the year, for state and federal penal instututions.
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Includes statistics of prisoners received and discharged during the year, for state and federal penal instututions.
Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories
Author: United States. Bureau of Prisons
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Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
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Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Includes statistics of prisoners received and discharged during the year, for state and federal penal instututions.
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Includes statistics of prisoners received and discharged during the year, for state and federal penal instututions.
Federal Penal and Correctional Institutions
Author: United States. Bureau of Prisons
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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NPS Bulletin
Author: United States. Bureau of Prisons
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Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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Race of Prisoners Admitted to State and Federal Institutions, 1926-1986
Author: Patrick A. Langan
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Category : African American prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Category : African American prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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