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The Scale Of Imprisonment In The United States: Twentieth Century Patterns And Twenty-First Century Prospects, Franklin E. Zimring
The Scale Of Imprisonment In The United States: Twentieth Century Patterns And Twenty-First Century Prospects, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
The article examines imprisonment within the U.S. during the 20th century and discusses what these trends portend for imprisonment during the 21st century. The author creates a scale by which imprisonment rates and criminal statistics are evaluated. Charts and graphs are used to illustrate the growth in incarceration rates that occurred progressively throughout the 20th century. Elements such as penal law, prisons being viewed as sources of capital, and more stringent criminal justice procedures are referenced as factors that have contributed to imprisonment. Empirical methods are used to examine how prison populations will change in the 21st century.
Penal Policy And Penal Legislation In Recent American Experience, Franklin E. Zimring
Penal Policy And Penal Legislation In Recent American Experience, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
offers a look on the origins and careers of proposals for penal legislation in a time of radical change in the U.S. Descriptions of where penal policy is made in the U.S. governmental system; Information on issues of quality control in shaping, passing, implementing and reviewing penal legislation in recent U.S. experience; Role of penal legislation in changing penal practices in the past generation.
Firearms, Violence, And The Potential Impact Of Firearms Control, Franklin E. Zimring
Firearms, Violence, And The Potential Impact Of Firearms Control, Franklin E. Zimring
Franklin E. Zimring
Discusses the association of gun use with death rate from violent crime in the United States. Evaluation of the relevance of firearms control strategies in the reduction of death rate from violence; Potential of gun control as a life-saving tool; Benefit of the reduced use of guns in attacks.