Back to Search Start Over

Neighborhood Prison Admission Rates and the Sunbelt: Variation in Imprisonment, Concentrated Disadvantage, and Their Relationship Across the United States.

Authors :
Campbell, Walter
Lewenstein, Ari
Kling, Ryan
Gaes, Gerald
Source :
Crime & Delinquency. Apr2020, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p513-540. 28p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Regional differences in the use of prison are, in part, due to cultures of punishment within Sunbelt states. To date, this has been largely studied at the state level, ignoring the smaller geographic areas in which the effects of imprisonment are deeply felt. We employ a novel data set to examine the relationship between prison and region and regional variation in the relationship between concentrated disadvantage and neighborhood imprisonment. We find that region affects neighborhood prison admission rates in unexpected ways, and that the relationship between concentrated disadvantage and prison admissions varies in magnitude by region. We discuss the implications of these findings for better understanding the impact of region and the processes that lead to imprisonment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00111287
Volume :
66
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Crime & Delinquency
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142182520
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719847449