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Geographic Variation in the Cumulative Risk of Imprisonment and Parental Imprisonment in the United States

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This article reports estimates of the cumulative risk of imprisonment and parental imprisonment for demographic groups in four regions and four states. Regional and state-level cumulative risks were markedly higher for African Americans and Latinos than for whites. African Americans faced the highest cumulative risks of imprisonment in the Midwest, Northeast, and two southern states. Latinos were most likely to serve time in state prison in the West, where their cumulative risk was comparable to that of African Americans. Latino children had a relatively high risk of having a parent imprisoned in the Northeast as well. Racial disparities in the cumulative risk of imprisonment and parental imprisonment did not increase linearly with increases in the cumulative risk for all groups.

Source: Demography

DOI: 10.1007/s13524-016-0493-7

Authors: Christopher Muller, Christopher Wildeman

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, Bureau of Justice Statistics

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: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2506944834