RT Article
T1 Racial Disproportionality in U.S. State Prisons: Accounting for the Effects of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Criminal Involvement, Arrests, Sentencing, and Time Served
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 34
IS 3
SP 853
OP 883
A1 Beck, Allen J.
A2 Blumstein, Alfred
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1689187921
AB An important indicator of discrimination in the criminal justice system is the degree to which race differences in arrest account for racial disproportionality in prisons ("accountability"). A recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) study raised concerns by reporting low and declining estimates of accountability. Our improved measure accounts for unreported Hispanic arrestees. We measure accountability at intermediate stages, including commitments to prison and time served. We also use victim reports to extend accountability from arrest to differential involvement in violent crimes.
NO An erratum to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-017-9361-x
K1 Accountability
K1 US states
K1 Hispanic prisoners
K1 Prisons
K1 Racial disproportionality
K1 USA
DO 10.1007/s10940-017-9357-6