STATE PRISON POPULATIONS AND THEIR GROWTH, 1971–1991*

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2001.tb00935.x
• Publication Date: 2006-03-07T23:18:55Z
• Authors: DAVID F. GREENBERG; VALERIE WEST
• Keywords: Imprisonment

We extend earlier analyses of the factors that explain differences among U.S. states in imprisonment rates by demonstrating importance state culture and political arrangements to explanation rates, growth those for years 1971–1991.