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children of female offenders  

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  • Race and sex have long been recognized as significant correlates of crime and criminality in U.S. society. In a similar vein, incarceration rates have served as a yardstick, albeit an imperfect one, for measuring changes in crime and criminality over time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Children of Female Offenders]

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