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Racial (in)variance in prison rule breaking

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  • Steiner, Benjamin
  • Wooldredge, John

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Sampson and Wilson (1995) argued that the sources of crime are invariant across race, and are instead rooted in the structural differences between communities. This study involved an examination of the applicability of this thesis to incarcerated individuals.

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  • Steiner, Benjamin & Wooldredge, John, 2015. "Racial (in)variance in prison rule breaking," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 43(3), pages 175-185.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:43:y:2015:i:3:p:175-185
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.03.003
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