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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Halsted, J.B. Why black prisoners seldom try to escape from American penal institutions: A humanistic perspective. JPCP 1, 48–66 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02823249
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