Correctional shorthands: Focal concerns and the decision to administer solitary confinement

Matthew W. Logan, Brandon Dulisse, Samuel Peterson, Mark Alden Morgan, Tayte Marie Olma and Paul-Philippe Paré

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 52, issue C, 90-100

Abstract: Prior studies of policing and sentencing often find racial disparities in criminal justice decision-making. However, there is limited research on the existence of racial disparities within correctional facilities.

Keywords: Incarceration; Solitary confinement; Racial disparities; Focal concerns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.08.007

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