societal implications of incarceration
type: Concept
definition: The United States incarcerates a larger share of its population than any other country. Increasingly, the criminal justice system affects not only the lives of convicted offenders individually but also the relative standing of demographic groups and outcomes in the country as a whole. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Incarceration, Societal Implications]
broader: crime and deviance

crime and deviance
type: Concept
narrower: societal implications of incarceration

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: societal implications of incarceration