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Title: Punishment and Inequality in America
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Western, Bruce Lopoo, Leonard M. Pettit, Becky |
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Punishment and Inequality in America New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Keyword(s): Incarceration/Jail; Minorities; Minority Groups; Punishment, Criminal; Racial Equality/Inequality The recent explosion of imprisonment is exacting heavy costs on American society and exacerbating inequality. Whereas college or the military were once the formative institutions in young menʼs lives, prison has increasingly usurped that role in many communities. Punishment and Inequality in America profiles how the growth in incarceration came about and the toll it is taking on the social and economic fabric of many American communities. See in particular Chapter 6: Incarceration, Marriage, and Family Life" See review of monograph: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/western1006.htm |
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Western, Bruce, Leonard M. Lopoo and Becky Pettit. Punishment and Inequality in America. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007. |