@article{ref1,
title="Are racial and educational inequities in mass incarceration perceived to be a social problem? Results from an experiment",
journal="Social problems",
year="2019",
author="Creighton, Mathew J. and Wozniak, Kevin H.",
volume="66",
number="4",
pages="485-502",
abstract="The disproportionate incarceration of certain groups, racial minorities, and the less educated constitutes a social problem from the perspective of both policy makers and researchers. One aspect that is poorly understood is whether the public is similarly concerned about inequities in mass incarceration. Using a list experiment embedded in a framing experiment, we test for differences in attitudes towards mass incarceration by exploring three frames: race, education, and the United States in global context. We test whether social desirability bias causes people to over-state their concern about mass incarceration when directly queried. We find that mass incarceration is seen as a problem in the United States, whether the issue is framed by race, education, or as a global outlier. The list experiment reveals that public concern about mass incarceration is not quite as great as overtly-expressed opinion would suggest, and the framing experiment indicates that race-neutral frames evoke greater concern about mass incarceration than an emphasis on racial disparities.   mass incarceration, racism, experimental design, social desirability bias, inequality<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0037-7791",
doi="10.1093/socpro/spy017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spy017"
}