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Keywords
African American prisoners -- Iowa, African American prisoners -- United States, Imprisonment -- Iowa, Imprisonment -- United States
Abstract
A great deal of social scientific research has examined the overrepresentation of African Americans in the American criminal justice system. Many of these analyses have focused on racial disparities in sentencing, and the disproportionate confinement of African Americans in jails and prisons. While the overrepresentation of African Americans in the criminal justice system is indisputable, explanations for this condition are often complex and controversial.
Year of Submission
2009
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
First Advisor
Joe Gorton, Chair
Date Original
12-2009
Object Description
1 PDF file (vi, 68 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Copyright
©2009 Kristen Laura Johnson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kristen Laura, "An analysis of state-by-state variations in African American incarceration rates" (2009). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1373.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1373
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