| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 "Petit Apartheid" in the Justice System; 2 American Indians and Crime: Invisible Minoritiesand the Weight of Justice; 3 Gangsta Rap and Crime: Any Relationship?; 4 Policing Communities, Policing Race; 5 Black Protectionism; 6 In the Crosshairs: Racial Profiling and Living while Black; 7 Black Women and the Justice System: Raced and Gendered into Submission; 8 Race Facts; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Winner of a 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention. Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both. Anxiety, denial, miscommunication, and ignorance abound. Imaginary connections between minorities and crime become real, self-fulfilling prophecies and authentic links to race, class, gender and crime go unexplored. Katheryn Russell-Brown, author of the highly acclaimed The Color of Crime, makes her way through this intellectual minefield, determined to shed light on the most persistent and perplexing domestic policy issues. The author tack |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Minorities -- United States.
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Crime and race -- United States
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Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
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Crime and race
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration
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Discrimination in law enforcement
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Minorities
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780814769249 |
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0814769241 |
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