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Reasons Behind High Incarceration Rates

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You are an expert on correctional systems and have been invited to participate in a conference on "Incarceration Rates in the U.S." In your presentation, you decide to address the following:

-Possible reasons behind high incarceration rates in the U.S.

-Top five measures to combat the trend of high incarceration and reasons for including them.

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The reasons behind high incarceration rates is examined.

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Possible reasons behind high incarceration rates in the U.S:

High incarceration in the U.S. is because of the inept policies toward non-violent offenses particularly drug offenses. Since the 1970s the rate of people incarcerated in America has increased exponentially because of these policies resulting in hundreds of thousands of new inmates that would have otherwise not been in prison or jail. This is the number one reason for the high incarceration rates in the U.S. with at a bare minimum of ...

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