Children of the prison boom mass incarceration and the future of American inequality
'Children of the Prison Boom' describes the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Wakefield and Wildeman find that parental imprisonment leads to increased mental health and behavioural problems, infant mortality, an...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2014, 2014
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Series: | Studies in crime and public policy / Studies in crime and public policy
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 'Children of the Prison Boom' describes the devastating effects of America's experiment in mass incarceration for a generation of vulnerable children. Wakefield and Wildeman find that parental imprisonment leads to increased mental health and behavioural problems, infant mortality, and child homelessness which translate into large-scale increases in racial inequality |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
ISBN: | 9780199347612 |