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Article Archive: Incarceration and Corrections
Discusses the policy significance of studies showing the effect of a parent’s incarceration on minor children. Questions the value of incarcerating nonviolent offenders.
An examination of the concept of social cost and its application to incarceration. Includes a comprehensive itemization of the elements of social cost and social benefit. Applies the analysis to a group of drug felons in New York state.
Assess literature that focuses on what is known about children of incarcerated parents. The aim of this investigation was to identify grounds on which to base possible calculations of social cost, with respect to children affected by parental incarceration.
Reviews literature covering the impact of incarceration on parents and their children. Estimates the number of such individuals for Hawaii, examines the costs of their incarceration, and suggests policy recommendations for moderating the negative impacts and saving the state money.
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