I am trying to determine what the best predictors are for the different incarceration rates (IR) of the various countries. For example IR for the US of A is 726/100k, Iceland 39/100k and India 31/100k. These are dramatic differences and there must be some underlying dynamic or set of factors to explain them.
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Thanks for your question!
I've taken a look at what's been published on the topic. The best place to start might be this document: http://www.sentencingproject.org/pdfs/pub9036.pdf.
You can find other related information at http://www.sentencingproject.org/pubs_06.cfm.
I hope this is helpful.