The social benefit from eliminating those 15 crimes is approximately $45,000; the annual per prisoner costs of incarceration are roughly $30,000 (Levitt, S. 1996). ... Within the past 25 years, a massive amount of literature has been created, documenting the importance of child abuse, poverty, early exposure to substance abuse and other factors of criminal behavior. ... They are low because of over-representation, unacceptable prison conditions, and overcrowding. ...

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