CRI210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Physical Therapy, Capitalism, Anger Management
11 Dec 2016
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Rate of incarceration in the 90s increased in the us significantly. Approximately 9. 8 million people are currently incarcerated throughout the globe. Over half are incarcerated in three countries: the united states (2. 5 million prisoners); china (2. 4 million prisoners) and russia (900,000 prisoners). 60% of all nations have rates below 150/100,000. Many of the lowest rates of imprisonment are found in small countries. India and nigeria are two exceptions to this trend. Prison populations grew in many parts of the world during the 1990s. In europe, incarceration rates grew by over 20 during the 1990s. Incarceration rates grew by over 40 percent in half of all european countries. Although the trend is towards prison growth, there have been decreases in the prison population in almost 1/3 of countries where movements have been monitored. The most notable decrease was 22% in rwanda. In addition, there was a 28% decrease in saint vincent and the grenadines over 3 years and 9 months.
