The demographic divide: population dynamics, race and the rise of mass incarceration in the United States

This manuscript examines whether certain fundamental demographic changes in age structures across racial groups might help explain incarceration rates in the United States. We argue that a “demographic divide”—a growing divergence in the age structures of blacks and whites—was an important factor th...

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1. VerfasserIn: Campbell, Michael C. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Vogel, Matt
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: Punishment & society
Jahr: 2019, Band: 21, Heft: 1, Seiten: 47-69
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