America behind bars [electronic resource] : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.

By: Ruddell, Rick, 1961-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Publication details: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004Description: xi, 202 p. : illSubject(s): Imprisonment -- United States | Punishment -- United States | Social control -- United States | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 365/.973/09045 LOC classification: HV9471 | .R83 2004Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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