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Peer reviewedBerk, Richard A.; And Others – American Sociological Review, 1981
Examines data from California from the 1850 opening of the prison system to 1970. Finds no evidence to support the hypothesis that, for a given society over time and in the absence of major societal upheaval, the proportion of people subjected to punishment by the state closely approximates a constant. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Crime, Data Analysis, Mathematical Models, Prisoners
