Title: Mass imprisonment and racial disparities in childhood behavioral problems
Abstract: Criminology & Public PolicyVolume 10, Issue 3 p. 793-817 RESEARCH ARTICLE Mass imprisonment and racial disparities in childhood behavioral problems Sara Wakefield, Sara Wakefield University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Wildeman, Christopher Wildeman Yale UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Sara Wakefield, Sara Wakefield University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Wildeman, Christopher Wildeman Yale UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2011.00740.xCitations: 155 Sara Wakefield, Department of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, University of California, Irvine, 3381 Social Ecology II, Irvine, CA 92617 (e-mail: [email protected]); Christopher Wildeman, Yale University, Department of Sociology, PO Box 208265, New Haven, CT 06520 (email: [email protected]). This research was funded by a Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Award, a University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, a Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowship, and a postdoctoral fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program. We are grateful to Audrey Nguyen and Alyssa Whitby Chamberlain for research assistance as well as to Marie Gottschalk and the anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on an earlier version of this article. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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