Crime+and+punishment

Open this link to see a profile of crime and punishment in America today.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/US_incarceration_timeline-clean.gifCrime and Punishment //Rule to Remember- "Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind." Sir Francis Bacon // Items below should include how the law, law enforcement, and crime evolved from 1900 to today? What types of decisions have been made by the various courts in the United States and how have they influenced the way we deal with one another? What is the purpose of the penal system in America and how well does it fulfill its mission? 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000