Deplorable or disposable?: the carceral state and ‘breaking bad’ in rural America

This chapter examines the limitations of viewing the US carceral state primarily through a racial disparities lens centred on differences in incarceration rates between whites and blacks. It surveys important shifts since the 1970s in who is being incarcerated in the United States, including racial,...

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Main Author: Gottschalk, Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Tracing the relationship between inequality, crime, and punishment
Year: 2020, Pages: 94-132
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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