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The US. criminal justice system has become much more punitive since the mid-19705, and the US. retains the world's highest incarceration rate to this day, even though national crime rates began dropping considerably in the 19905. Yes, we're living in a \"prison nation" that is basically Without precedent in the modern world. What are some reasons for this dramatic societal shift? Which policies Within policing, the judicial system, the economy, and/or the political system do you think have most enabled 'mass incarceration' in the United States? You can't address all of these, so focus on what you see as the strongest factors