1. Race, Crime, and Punishment: Breaking the Connection in America
- Author:
- Keith O. Lawrence (ed)
- Publication Date:
- 05-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- More than 2.3 million people in america are in jail or prison.sixty percent are african american and Latino.Of all the statistics portraying racial inequity in our country, this is the most alarming: it indicates the failure of so many of our society's institutions; it predicts dire consequences for millions of children and families of color who are already at socioeconomic disadvantage; and it challenges the very definition of our democracy.
- Topic:
- Crime, Race, and Social Stratification
- Political Geography:
- United States and America