Social scientists have identified three trends that indicated why Americans want increasing numbers of people incarcerated.Which of the following is NOT one of them identified by the author of this chapter?

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The author of the chapter does not identify the War on Poverty of the 1960s as a trend that contributed to the desire for increasing incarceration rates. Instead, the author focuses on urban riots in the 1960s, the economic downturn in the 1970s, and the conservative backlash to the 1960s as contributing factors.

Social Scientists Have Identified Three Trends That Indicated Why Americans