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Children of the prison boom : mass incarceration and the future of American inequality /

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'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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Main Authors: Wakefield, Sara (Author), Wildeman, Christopher James, 1979- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Children of prisoners > United States > Social conditions.
Corrections > Social aspects > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
Equality > United States.
Enfants de prisonniers > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Services correctionnels > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Emprisonnement > États-Unis.
Corrections > Social aspects
Equality
Imprisonment
United States
Electronic books.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199347612
0199347611