ERIC Number: EJ1132179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1725
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Mass Incarceration in California Counties: A Mechanism for Educational Inequality
Educational Forum, v81 n2 p217-230 2017
Although there is substantial evidence of the negative effects of being incarcerated or having a father imprisoned, there is little research on the spillover effects created by the concentration of incarceration within disadvantaged communities. This article addresses this limitation by investigating the association between mass incarceration and the educational outcomes of all Black and White children living in a community where many of its members were incarcerated across counties within California from 2009 to 2013.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, At Risk Students, Crime, Criminals, Dropout Rate, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Correctional Rehabilitation, Minority Group Students, Counties, African American Students, White Students, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Mathematics, Longitudinal Studies, Disadvantaged, Grade 10, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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