Trends in Women's Incarceration Rates in US Prisons and Jails: A Tale of Inequalities

IF 6.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Annual Review of Criminology Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1146/annurev-criminol-030421-041559

K. Heimer, Sarah E. Malone, S. De Coster

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Abstract

Women's rates of imprisonment and incarceration in jails grew faster than men's rates during the prison boom in the United States. Even during the recent period of modest decline in incarceration, women's rates have decreased less than men's rates. The number of women in prisons and jails in the United States is now at a historic high. Yet research on mass incarceration most often ignores women's imprisonment and confinement in jails. This review examines trends in women's incarceration, highlighting important disparities for Black, Latina, and American Indian/Indigenous women. It contextualizes these trends in terms of the economic and social disadvantages of women prior to incarceration as well as inequalities that are created by women's incarceration for families, communities, and women themselves. The review concludes by calling for improved data on women's imprisonment and jail trends, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, as well as more research and theoretical development. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Criminology, Volume 6 is January 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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美国监狱中女性监禁率的趋势:一个不平等的故事

在美国监狱繁荣时期，女性入狱率和监禁率的增长速度快于男性。即使在最近监禁率略有下降的时期，女性监禁率的下降幅度也低于男性。美国监狱和拘留所的女性人数目前处于历史最高水平。然而，关于大规模监禁的研究往往忽略了女性被监禁和监禁的情况。本综述考察了妇女监禁的趋势，突出了黑人、拉丁裔和美洲印第安/土著妇女的重要差异。它将这些趋势置于女性入狱前的经济和社会劣势以及女性入狱对家庭、社区和女性自身造成的不平等的背景下。审查报告最后呼吁改进关于妇女监禁和监狱趋势的数据，特别是关于种族和民族的数据，以及更多的研究和理论发展。预计《犯罪学年度评论》第6卷的最终在线出版日期是2023年1月。修订后的估计数请参阅http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates。

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Annual Review of Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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11.30

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2.90%

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期刊介绍： The Annual Review of Criminology provides comprehensive reviews of significant developments in the multidisciplinary field of criminology, defined as the study of both the nature of criminal behavior and societal reactions to crime.