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3 Policies and Practices Contributing to High Rates of Incarceration (70-103)
4 The Underlying Causes of Rising Incarceration: Crime, Politics, and Social Change (104-129)
5 The Crime Prevention Effects of Incarceration (130-156)
7 Consequences for Health and Mental Health (202-232)
8 Consequences for Employment and Earnings (233-259)
9 Consequences for Families and Children (260-280)
11 Wider Consequences for U.S. Society (303-319)
12 The Prison in Society: Values and Principles (320-333)
13 Findings, Conclusions, and Implications (334-357)
Appendix A: Supplementary Statement by Ricardo H. Hinojosa (419-420)
Appendix C: Incarceration in the United States:A Research Agenda (424-434)
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (435-444)