Thesis
Understanding racial disparity in criminal detention in southwest Washington
Washington State University
Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102485
Abstract
Since the 1970s, incarceration rates have ballooned among all demographic subgroups, most notably minority offenders. Of minority offenders facing mass incarceration, current trends affect the black community at a significantly more damaging rate than others. I hypothesized that the collected data would reflect how African Americans are incarcerated at higher rates than practically any other race/ethnic group. My research explores to what degree national trends in police and sentencing bias impact the conditions for incarcerated individuals in Southwest Washington. Using a series of data collected by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, I have compiled a six year cross section of daily average population counts for county jails in each of Washington's 39 distinct counties. This data has been used to construct a series of representative figures and graphs that will inform a discussion of currently observable patterns in incarceration and population across the state.
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Details
- Title
- Understanding racial disparity in criminal detention in southwest Washington
- Creators
- Andrew Brackett Harris
- Contributors
- Laurie A. Drapela (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Public Affairs (MPA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525092701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis