Title
The jail and the community - Comparing jails in rural and urban contexts
Abbreviated Journal Title
Prison J.
Keywords
rural; urban; jails; SMALL-TOWN; PERSPECTIVE; PATTERNS; AMERICA; POLICE; Criminology & Penology
Abstract
Most of the available research on jails focuses on large institutions, located in urban areas. In this study we empirically consider whether this emphasis shortchanges our understanding of jails by comparing 2,638 rural and urban jails on four dimensions: jail size and use, inmate characteristics, staff characteristics, and inmate services. Our results reveal several important cleavages between rural and urban jails. Based on our findings and a conception of jails as influenced in meaningful ways by their social, political, and organizational contexts, we suggest avenues for future research on local incarceration.
Journal Title
Prison Journal
Volume
88
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
252
Last Page
269
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0032-8855
Recommended Citation
"The jail and the community - Comparing jails in rural and urban contexts" (2008). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 78.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/78
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