Racial Disparity in U.S. Imprisonment Across States and Over Time

We analyze the contribution of changes in the black-white racial disparity in imprisonment to changes in the black incarceration rate. We also describe the behavior of the racial disparity across states and across time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Enders, Walter (Author)
Contributors: Pecorino, Paul ; Souto, Anne-Charlotte
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 365-392
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
1994 crime bill
Incarceration
Racial Disparity
Racial disparity
Description
Summary:We analyze the contribution of changes in the black-white racial disparity in imprisonment to changes in the black incarceration rate. We also describe the behavior of the racial disparity across states and across time.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-018-9389-6