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The Influence of Professionals on Prison Populations

Ingelbratt, Tobias LU (2020) STVK02 20201
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
Countries differ in the volumes of their prison population. This does not seem to simply be a result of differences in levels of crime, as prison populations does not appear to correspond with available indicators of crime, neither within nor between countries. Thus, other explanatory models should be available. Previously, the importance of economic, political, and cultural aspects has been studied. In this study, institutional structures mediated by the influence of professionals on the policy process may influence the volume of prison populations. The results show that the hypothesis finds support even after controlling for variables that in the literature are assumed to be of theoretical relevance for the outcome of prison populations.
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author
Ingelbratt, Tobias LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Prison populations, institutions, professionals
language
English
id
9009761
date added to LUP
2020-09-23 11:03:33
date last changed
2020-09-23 11:03:33
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  abstract     = {{Countries differ in the volumes of their prison population. This does not seem to simply be a result of differences in levels of crime, as prison populations does not appear to correspond with available indicators of crime, neither within nor between countries. Thus, other explanatory models should be available. Previously, the importance of economic, political, and cultural aspects has been studied. In this study, institutional structures mediated by the influence of professionals on the policy process may influence the volume of prison populations. The results show that the hypothesis finds support even after controlling for variables that in the literature are assumed to be of theoretical relevance for the outcome of prison populations.}},
  author       = {{Ingelbratt, Tobias}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Influence of Professionals on Prison Populations}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}