Did mass incarceration lead to the disproportionate admission of minorities and marginal offenders?

We examine the effects of mass incarceration on the admission of minority and marginal (i.e., first-time) offenders to state prisons. Our analyses are based on six waves of data from the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities from 1973 to 2004. The results suggest that the er...

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Main Author: Felson, Richard B. (Author)
Contributors: Krajewski, Andrew T.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 1209-1229
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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