Maintaining racial inequality through crime control: Mass incarceration and residential segregation

Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 469-484

  Smith, Justin M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

colorblind racism; crime control; gentrification; mass incarceration; racial formation; residential segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870919889     PISSN: 10282580     EISSN: 14772248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10282580.2012.734577     Document Type: Article

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