The Growth of Incarceration in the United States
The National Academies Press
| Title |
The Growth of Incarceration in the United States
|
|---|---|
| Published by |
The National Academies Press, April 2014
|
| DOI | 10.17226/18613 |
| ISBNs |
978-0-309-29801-8, 978-0-309-29802-5, 978-0-309-29803-2, 978-0-309-29805-6, 978-0-309-29804-9
|
| Authors |
Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, and Steve Redburn, Editors; Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration; Committee on Law and Justice; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council, National Research Council, Travis, Jeremy, Western, Bruce, Redburn, F. Stevens |
| Editors |
Travis, Jeremy, Western, Bruce, Redburn, F. Stevens |
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 396 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 2% |
| Canada | 16 | 1% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | <1% |
| Comoros | 6 | <1% |
| France | 6 | <1% |
| Australia | 5 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 4 | <1% |
| Ireland | 4 | <1% |
| Other | 73 | 6% |
| Unknown | 742 | 58% |
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1151 | 90% |
| Scientists | 66 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 41 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 20 | 2% |
| Unknown | 5 | <1% |
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 572 | 99% |
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 102 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 83 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 75 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 58 | 10% |
| Researcher | 44 | 8% |
| Other | 95 | 16% |
| Unknown | 123 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 226 | 39% |
| Psychology | 64 | 11% |
| Arts and Humanities | 24 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 3% |
| Other | 86 | 15% |
| Unknown | 140 | 24% |