The jail and the community - Comparing jails in rural and urban contexts

    Authors

    B. K. Applegate;A. H. Sitren

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    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

    WOS:000256905300004

    ISSN

    0032-8855

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