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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > societal implications of incarceration

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societal implications of incarceration  

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  • The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than any other country. Increasingly, the criminal justice system affects not only the lives of convicted offenders individually but also the relative standing of demographic groups and outcomes in the country as a whole. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Incarceration, Societal Implications]

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