Children of the Prison Boom: Mass Incarceration and the Future of American Inequality (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199989222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sara Wakefield is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University.Christopher Wildeman is Associate Professor of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University
Optimism about current reductions in the imprisonment rate and the resilience of children must therefore be set against the backdrop of the children of the prison boom-a lost generation now coming of age.. In so doing, they show that the effects of mass imprisonment may be even greater on the children left behind than on the men who were locked up.Parental imprisonment has been transformed from an event affecting only the unluckiest of children-those with parents seriously involved in crime-to one that is remarkably common, especially for black children. In Children of the Prison Boom, Sara Wakefield and Christopher Wildeman draw upon broadly r
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Laub, University of Maryland, College Park "Wakefield and Wildeman provide a masterful and chilling account of how three decades of mass incarceration have lowered the life chances of America's most vulnerable children. They make a strong case that parental incarceration has not only short-term negative effects, but also long-term consequences in solidifying and extending social inequalities among children. "A burgeoning research program studies the effects of the American prison boom by examining the social and economic life of men and women after incarceration. have affected children, especially those who are black and poor." --John H. This excellent book should be compulsory reading for