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Direct linkSteiner, Benjamin; Wooldredge, John – Crime & Delinquency, 2008
The literature on prison crowding underscores the potential importance of both state- and facility-level effects on crowding, although empirical research has not assessed these relative effects because of the sole focus on states as units of analysis. This article describes findings from bi-level analyses of crowding across 459 state-operated…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Crowding, Costs
Davis, Robin King; Applegate, Brandon K.; Otto, Charles W.; Surette, Ray; McCarthy, Bernard J. – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
Jail crowding is a substantial concern for many local jurisdictions. Although several authors have suggested a system-wide approach to reduce crowding, relatively little is known about how top local criminal justice officials view this issue. Using interviews and surveys of criminal justice leaders in a large southern metropolitan county, this…
Descriptors: Criminals, Crowding, Adolescents, Delinquency
