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From the Asylum to the Prison: Rethinking the Incarceration Revolution -- Part II: State Level Analysis
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From the Asylum to the Prison: Rethinking the Incarceration Revolution -- Part II: State Level Analysis
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Apr. 10, 2007
ANNOTATION: The relationship between the rate of "aggregated institutionalization (asylums and prisons)" and homicide at the state level between 1934-2000 is examined. Sections contained in this paper are: abstract; introduction; a treasure trove of data -- the "Patients in Hospitals for Mental Disease" series and other sources; expanding earlier national level findings; state-level panel data analysis; individuals state analysis for the five largest states by population -- California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois; and conclusion. There is a statistically significant relationship -- increased institutionalization results in decreased homicides.