Understanding the Economic Costs of Incarceration for African American Males

Social Work with African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Joseph, Mark L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; Earnings gap; Economic costs; Incarceration; Social costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920382221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314366.003.0017     Document Type: Chapter

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