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

Wakefield, Sara.

Children of the prison boom : mass incarceration and the future of American inequality / Sara Wakefield, Christopher Wildeman. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations. - Studies in crime and public policy .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- The social patterning of parental imprisonment -- Before and after imprisonment -- Paternal incarceration and mental health and behavioral problems -- Paternal incarceration and infant mortality -- Parental incarceration and child homelessness -- Mass imprisonment and childhood inequality -- Conclusion.



9780199989232


Children of prisoners--Social conditions.--United States
Corrections--Social aspects--United States.
Imprisonment--United States.
Equality--United States.


Electronic Books.

HV8886 / .C455 2014