Economic conditions and punishment in Postbellum Georgia
This paper examines the relationship between economic conditions and incarceration in Georgia between 1868 and 1936. Time-series analysis provides evidence that declining cotton prices increased the rate at which both black and white males were incarcerated. Changes in cotton production, declines in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 1991, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-121 |
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