America behind bars : trends in imprisonment, 1950 to 2000 / Rick Ruddell.

Ruddell examines the political, cultural, and social factors that contributed to the growth in incarceration in the United States from 1952 to 2000. Controlling for the influences of economic stress, violent crime, unemployment, direct outlays for assistance, the percentage of population that is bla...

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Main Author: Ruddell, Rick, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2004.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central