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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > criminal processing
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > criminal processing
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > criminal processing
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > criminal processing
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > criminal processing

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criminal processing  

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  • After remaining conspicuously stable for nearly 100 years, the number of people under criminal justice control increased nearly fivefold during the last quarter of the 20th century. During this “prison boom,” racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice outcomes remained high. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Criminal Processing]

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