Why is the U.S. Criminal Justice System So Punitive?

Benjamin Feigenberg and Conrad Miller. "Racial Divisions and Criminal Justice: Evidence from Southern State Courts." Working paper, downloaded June 2019.

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Relative to other countries, the U.S. criminal justice system is exceptionally punitive. To what extent does race play a part in explaining this pattern?

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