Why black prisoners seldom try to escape from American penal institutions: A humanistic perspective |
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Authors: | James B Halsted |
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Institution: | (1) University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, USA |
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Abstract: | Black inmates attempt to escape prison much less frequently than do white inmates. Empirical research attempting to delineate
reasons for the differential escape rate of blacks to whites is almost nonexistent. The purpose of the present paper is to
examine this difference from a humanistic approach by examining another subculture (European Jews who were victims of the
Holocaust) where historical incanceration pattenrs and cultural ethos historically anticipates those of black inmates. Thishistorical
culture of blacks in America is also explored in order to further understand why black inmates seldom try to escape from prison. |
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