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Mass Imprisonment and Inequality in Health and Family Life

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: In response to drastic increases and enduring disparities in American imprisonment, researchers have produced an expansive literature on the effects of mass imprisonment on inequality in America. We discuss this literature in three parts. First, we consider the obstacles to estimating the effects of imprisonment on individuals and to using those estimates to calculate the macrolevel impact of incarceration. Second, we review existing literature on the effect of mass imprisonment on inequalities in health and family life. Finally, we close by suggesting directions for future research.

Source: Annual Review of Law and Social Science

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102510-105459

Authors: Christopher Wildeman, Christopher Muller

Institutions: Yale University, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2148678206

FWCI: 4.893

Cites: 120

Cited by: 210

Related to: 10