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Activity Number:
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153
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Type:
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Roundtables
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Government Statistics
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| Abstract - #301570 |
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Title:
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How Should Prison Inmates Be Incorporated in Census Tabulations?
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Author(s):
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Tom Belin*+
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Companies:
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Address:
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51-267 Center for Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1772,
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Keywords:
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Redistricting ; Prisoners ; Group Quarters ; Census Bureau ; Usual Residence ; New York
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Abstract:
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The U.S. Census Bureau has traditionally allocated people to places based on their "usual residence," but when a prison location is far from the former residences of the inmates, allocation based on "usual residence" can have different implications for political redistricting than would other allocation approaches. This roundtable discussion, led by a recent member of the ASA Census Advisory Committee, will discuss the controversy that has emerged around this issue and consider the merits of a "federalist" approach that would distinguish federal and state prisoners from other group-quarters residents in tabulations for redistricting purposes, which would allow jurisdictions to tailor policy decisions (including redistricting maps) to judgments about whether to include inmates.
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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