Fear or Loathing in the United States? Public Opinion and the Rise of Racial Disparity in Mass Incarceration, 1978–2015
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soaa112
Abstract: Adefining characteristic of mass incarceration is the overwhelming racial disparity in US prison populations. Yet, little research has examined the role of public attitudes in the growth of racial disparity in incarceration rates during the… read more here.
Keywords: incarceration; fear crime; racial disparity; rise racial ... See more keywords