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Prison growth and economic impact / Lewis C. Sawyer, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Law, crime and law enforcement.
- Law, Crime and Law Enforcement
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imprisonment--Economic aspects--United States.
- Imprisonment.
- Prisons--Economic aspects--United States.
- Prisons.
- Corrections--Economic aspects--United States.
- Corrections.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Economic aspects--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.
- Summary:
- The US prison system has exploded in size and economic importance due to a variety of factors including mandatory sentencing laws and tougher drug enforcement efforts. This book explores US prison growth and its economic impacts.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5361-1447-2
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