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Incarceration Rates per 100,000 population in 1925-2014
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pmalynin
on Sept 10, 2016
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gculliss
on Sept 10, 2016
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Why is this never cited as a reason for the huge drop in crime during the last few decades?
skummetmaelk
on Sept 10, 2016
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Because almost all countries have seen the decrease in crime rates, yet almost no countries have seen the same increase in incarceration rates.
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