Chapter
The Problem with the Theory that Mass Incarceration Reduced Crime
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The theory that mass incarceration reduced crime is being disputed by criminologists as a non-accepted explanation. Furthermore, the decrease in crime is largely focused on certain violent crimes and does not account for corporate or government level crime.
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The theory that mass incarceration reduces crime is not accepted by criminologists as there are many other factors involved.
40:41 - 45:21 (04:39)
Mass Incarceration
Summary
The theory that mass incarceration reduces crime is not accepted by criminologists as there are many other factors involved. Imprisoning teenagers may have reduced some crimes but there were other policies that could have had the same outcome with less human misery and it does not assure long-term decline in crime rates.