Place and Punishment: The Spatial Context of Mass Incarceration

Research on race and urban poverty views incarceration as a new and important aspect of social disadvantage in inner-city neighborhoods. However, in quantitative studies of the spatial distribution of imprisonment across neighborhoods, the pattern outside urban areas has not been examined. This pape...

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Main Author: Simes, Jessica T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 513-533
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Spatial regression
Poverty
Race and ethnicity
Neighborhoods
Incarceration
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Summary:Research on race and urban poverty views incarceration as a new and important aspect of social disadvantage in inner-city neighborhoods. However, in quantitative studies of the spatial distribution of imprisonment across neighborhoods, the pattern outside urban areas has not been examined. This paper offers a unique analysis of disaggregated prison admissions and investigates the spatial concentrations and levels of admissions for the entire state of Massachusetts.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-017-9344-y