Marked : race, crime, and finding work in an era of mass incarceration / Devah Pager.

Author
Pager, Devah [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Description
xiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-234) and index.
Contents
  • Mass incarceration and the problems of prisoner reentry
  • The labor market consequences of incarceration
  • Measuring the labor market consequences of incarceration
  • The mark of a criminal record
  • The mark of race
  • Two strikes and you're out : the intensification of racial and criminal stigma
  • But what if-- ? variations on the experimental design
  • Conclusion : missing the mark.
ISBN
  • 9780226644837 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226644839 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007003733
OCLC
82673545
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