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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Less crime due to fewer prisoners?
Main November 25, 2006Less crime due to fewer prisoners?Many debate whether the modern massive increase in incarceration rates account for the modern reductions in crime. Intriguingly, this piece from yesterday's…
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The realities of mass US incarceration
Main November 17, 2006The realities of mass US incarcerationIn a few hours, I will be heading off to Boston to participate in a weekend workshop at Harvard Law School entitled…
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Big conference on US punishment record
Main October 22, 2006Big conference on US punishment record In a little more than a month, The New School is holding a major Social Research Conference entitled, "Punishment: The U.S.…
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California’s state of (prison) emergency
Main October 5, 2006California's state of (prison) emergencyAs detailed in this Los Angeles Times article, California's overcrowded prisons has now led Arnold Schwarzenegger to proclaim a state of emergency, which…
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Interesting paper on immigration and black employment and incarceration rates Tom Smith
This is rather disturbing.
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New SSRN series on corrections and sentencing
Main September 27, 2006New SSRN series on corrections and sentencingI am pleased to report that a new subject-matter ejournal has been developed at SSRN on the topic of "Corrections &…
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The pervasive problem of mental health problems
Main September 7, 2006The pervasive problem of mental health problemsAs detailed in this press release and this New York Times article, the Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics has released this…
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A who’s who for the California prison population
Main September 6, 2006A who's who for the California prison populationA helpful reader from the Public Policy Institute of California "noticed that in [my] California prison thread, there was no…
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Major conference on US punishment
Main August 20, 2006Major conference on US punishmentThanks to CrimProf Blog, I see that the New School for Social Research in New York is putting together this great conference entitled…
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Trust fund kids gone wild in Connecticut?
Main May 22, 2006Trust fund kids gone wild in Connecticut?As I noted here when discussing the latest BJS incarceration data, state-to-state variation in imprisonment always intrigues me. And, when I…