Identifying possible sources of inmate crowding in U.S. jails

This note presents results from an aggregate-level study of several possible correlates of inmate crowding in county jails during 1983 ( n =505) and 1988 ( n =522). Findings revealed that jurisdiction variables (court caseload, degree of urbanism) and state variables (sentencing practices, degree of...

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Main Author: Wooldredge, John D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1991, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-386
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