Incarceration and Communities: The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Community Development

This paper attempts to describe the development of cities from the growth machine perspective. The paper explores the growth machine theory and how it offers an explanation for the involvement of mass incarceration within the urban growth machine as well as incarceration's inhibiting effect on specific community development, especially in cities such as Chicago. The paper recommends areas for future research and future policy planning to attempt to counter these effects.