The Myths and Realities of Correctional Severity: Evidence from the National Corrections Reporting Program on Sentencing Practices
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 19, 2009
ANNOTATION: "This paper examines one potential source of growth [in the U.S. prison population] that has received surprisingly little rigorous attention: changes in time actually served in prison" (p. 1). Following an abstract, this paper includes the following sections: an overview of release trends; determinants of sentence length; and conclusion. The author finds that prison growth is not due to time served but to changes in admissions.