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Prison crowding /

Discusses some of the factors contributing to the growth in prison population in the United States and some of the approaches being considered for alleviating the overcrowding problems, such as sentencing alternatives, or building more prisons. Discusses the demographics of the New York prison situa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Institute of Justice (U.S.), Police Foundation (U.S.)
Other Authors: Camp, Joseph, Udelson, Susan, Wilson, James Q.
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1990.
Series:Crime file
Criminal justice and public safety in video
Subjects:
Alternatives to imprisonment > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Prisons > Overcrowding > United States.
Emprisonnement > Alternative > États-Unis.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Prisons > Surpopulation > États-Unis.
Alternatives to imprisonment
Criminal justice, Administration of
Prisons > Overcrowding
United States
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Discusses some of the factors contributing to the growth in prison population in the United States and some of the approaches being considered for alleviating the overcrowding problems, such as sentencing alternatives, or building more prisons. Discusses the demographics of the New York prison situation as an example and features the Maryland prison system.
Item Description:"NIJ, National Institute of Justice crime file series"--Original container label.
"Show #6"--Original container label.
Originally broadcast as 6th show of television series, Crime file.
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:28:36