Frost, Natasha. <br/><br/>
The punitive state  crime, punishment, and imprisonment across the United States /  [electronic resource] : 
Natasha A. Frost. 
 - New York :  LFB Scholarly Pub.,  2006. 
 - xi, 267 p. :  ill. 
 - Criminal justice recent scholarship .
 - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index. 
<br/><br/>The punitive turn -- Understanding the punitive turn -- Trends in imprisonment -- Exploring variations in imprisonment -- Explaining variations in imprisonment -- The problem with punitiveness -- Measuring punitiveness -- Punitiveness across measures -- Punitiveness across offense types -- Punitiveness over time, 1990-2000 -- Understanding variations in punitiveness. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.<br/>Punishment--United States.<br/>Imprisonment--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9950  / .F793 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.973