The Disproportionate Incarceration of African Americans for Drug Offenses
The National and Illinois Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18991997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur J Lurigio (0000-0003-4872-2523, Loyola University Chicago, corresponding author), Pamela Loose (University of Chicago) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 223-247 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1537-7938 • E-ISSN: 1537-7946 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15377930802243445 |
| OpenAlex | W2063819084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
In 2000, a Human Rights Watch report identified Illinois as having the country's highest African American–White disparity in prison admissions for drug offenses. In response to the report, a disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) working group was formed to investigate further the nature and extent of racial disparities in the incarceration of drug offenders in Illinois. This article summarizes information collected in the DMC project, discusses national trends in arrests and incarcerations for drug offenses, and describes the unstinting growth in the prison population attributable to increases in the number of persons imprisoned for drug offenses. It concludes with recommendations for future research on the origins of disproportionality as well as policy changes to alleviate prison overcrowding and racial disparities in imprisonment for drug crimes
Criminal justice · Criminology · Imprisonment · Overcrowding · Political science · Population · Prison · Prison population · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Education Discipline and Inequality · Law · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology
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