The growth of incarceration in the United States : exploring causes and consequences / Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration, Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, and Steve Redburn, editors, Committee on Law and Justice, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Law and Justice (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Travis, Jeremy (Editor)
Western, Bruce, 1964- (Editor)
Redburn, F. Stevens (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Imprisonment > Social aspects > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Physical Description:xx, 444 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Rising incarceration rates
  • Policies and practices contributing to high rates of incarceration
  • The underlying causes of rising incarceration : crime, politics, and social change
  • The crime prevention effects of incarceration
  • The experience of imprisonment
  • Consequences for health and mental health
  • Consequences for employment and earnings
  • Consequences for families and children
  • Consequences for communities
  • Wider consequences for U.S. society
  • The prison in society : values and principles
  • Findings, conclusions, and implications.