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Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today. Chapters in this Handbook address real-world and practical applications of evolutionary psychology such as applications to medicine, psychiatry, law, and technology. The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in all areas of psychology, and in related disciplines across the life, social, and behavioral sciences. Part 1: Applications to Health and Well-Being, Part 2: Applications to Law and Order, and Part 3: Applications to Technology, Communications, and the Future.
Evolutionary Psychology and Incarceration
Evolutionary Psychology and Incarceration
Introduction
Literature in the field of criminal justice frequently places incarceration (i.e. the state of being confined in prison) in the context of the normative nature of human activities and institutions (Ward and Durrant, 2011). A recent analysis of incarceration systems at the international level (Mauer, 2017) points out that a nation's incarceration rate is often interpreted as the degree of civilization of that nation, as well as the degree of punitiveness the nation is willing to impose in the process of isolating specific members from the broader community (i.e. in the direction of public safety). While several forms and levels of imprisonment exist, incarceration is often considered the end ...
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