NCJ Number
95830
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 12 Issue: 6 Dated: (1984) Pages: 521-539
Date Published
1984
Length
19 pages
Annotation
Changes in economic and social well-being in three Alabama counties, immediately subsequent to the opening of large state prison facilities in those counties, are examined.
Abstract
Case study comparisons of prison and control (no prison) counties, using variables of population growth, total employment, per capita income, retail sales, property value, farm acreage and value, school enrollment, and crime rates and juvenile court cases, find some mixed indicators of a prison's effect on the local economy, but the majority of variables showed no negative effects, and positive improvement was found in some cases. (Author abstract)