Causes and Consequences of Incarceration Growth in the United States 1

Session Submission Type: Presidential Plenary

Abstract

The Growth of Incarceration in the United States. Report findings of a National Research Council Committee at the National Academies.

Sub Unit

• Presidential Panels

Chair

• Jeremy Travis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Discussants

• Craig Haney, University of California, Santa Cruz

• Michael Tonry, University of Minnesota

• Daniel Nagin, Carnegie Mellon University

• Robert Crutchfield, University of Washington