Crime, the Criminal Justice System, and Socioeconomic Inequality

Crime rates in the United States have declined to historical lows since the early 1990s. Prison and jail incarceration rates as well as community correctional populations have increased greatly since the mid-1970s. Both of these developments have disproportionately impacted poor and minority communi...

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Published in:	The Journal of economic perspectives 2016-04, Vol.30 (2), p.103-126
Main Authors:	Lofstrom, Magnus, Raphael, Steven
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	1993-2013 African Americans Burglary Cities Crime Crime patterns Crime rates Crime victims Criminal justice Criminal justice system Criminal punishment Criminal sentences Criminal sentencing Criminal statistics Economic statistics Economic theory Evidence Imprisonment Income inequality Inequality Manslaughter Minority groups Murders & murder attempts Prisoners Prisons Property crime Property crimes Public policy Robbery Social conditions & trends Socioeconomic factors Studies Symposium: Inequality Beyond Income Trends Uniform Crime Reports Victimization Victims of crime Violent crime Violent crimes
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