02056cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000070012110000230012824500650015126400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250800260043352011020045953400450156165300480160665300450165485600430169929211UtSlPG20260610133651.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a2003373566  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHV1 aBonczar, Thomas P.10aPrevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-06-23  aProduced by Al Haines  a"Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001" by Thomas P. Bonczar is a scientific publication written in the early 21st century. This report provides a statistical analysis of incarceration rates and demographic trends in the United States over a span of nearly three decades. The primary focus is on the significant growth in imprisonment rates among various racial and gender demographics within the U.S. population.  At the start of the report, Bonczar outlines the staggering increase in the prevalence of imprisonment, revealing that over 5.6 million U.S. adults had previously served time in prison by the end of 2001. The author presents key statistics, highlighting demographic disparities, with a particular emphasis on the higher rates of incarceration among black and Hispanic males compared to their white counterparts. He employs demographic modeling techniques to inform readers of how these trends have evolved from 1974 to 2001, culminating in projections about future rates of incarceration based on existing trends. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aImprisonment -- United States -- Statistics  aPrisoners -- United States -- Statistics40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29211