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Children of the Prison Boom
Wakefield, Sara; Wildeman, Christopher
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Description for Children of the Prison Boom
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
An unrelenting prison boom, marked by racial disparities, characterized the latter third of the twentieth century. Drawing upon broadly representative survey data and qualitative interviews, Children of the Prison Boom describes the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Parental imprisonment has transformed from an event affecting only the unluckiest of children-children of parents whose involvement in crime would have been quite serious-to one that is remarkably common, especially for black children. Even for high-risk youth, Children of the Prison Boom shows that paternal incarceration makes a bad situation worse, increasing ... Read more
An unrelenting prison boom, marked by racial disparities, characterized the latter third of the twentieth century. Drawing upon broadly representative survey data and qualitative interviews, Children of the Prison Boom describes the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Parental imprisonment has transformed from an event affecting only the unluckiest of children-children of parents whose involvement in crime would have been quite serious-to one that is remarkably common, especially for black children. Even for high-risk youth, Children of the Prison Boom shows that paternal incarceration makes a bad situation worse, increasing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199989225
SKU
V9780199989225
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About Wakefield, Sara; Wildeman, Christopher
Sara Wakefield is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. Christopher Wildeman is Associate Professor of Sociology at Yale University.
Reviews for Children of the Prison Boom
This excellent book should be compulsory reading for those making decisions about criminal justice policy, and for anyone seeking a better understanding of inequality in contemporary society.
Rachel Condry. Times HIgher Education
Recommended.
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Rachel Condry. Times HIgher Education
Recommended.
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