TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Are racial and educational inequities in mass incarceration perceived to be a social problem? Results from an experiment
JO  - Social problems
A1  - Creighton, Mathew J.
A1  - Wozniak, Kevin H.
SP  - 485
EP  - 502
VL  - 66
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0037-7791
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spy017
ID  - ref1
ER  -