Incarceration and black–white inequality in homeownership: A state-level analysis
D Schneider, K Turney - Social Science Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Rising incarceration rates in the United States, as well as the concentration of incarceration
among already marginalized individuals, has led some scholars to suggest that
incarceration increases economic inequality among American men. But little is known about
the consequences of incarceration for wealth, about incarceration's contribution to Black–
White disparities in wealth, or about the broader effects of incarceration on communities. In
this article, we use state-level panel data (from 1985 to 2005) to examine the relationship …
among already marginalized individuals, has led some scholars to suggest that
incarceration increases economic inequality among American men. But little is known about
the consequences of incarceration for wealth, about incarceration's contribution to Black–
White disparities in wealth, or about the broader effects of incarceration on communities. In
this article, we use state-level panel data (from 1985 to 2005) to examine the relationship …