African Americans and Criminal Justice - An Encyclopedia

Informationen zum Autor Delores D. Jones-Brown is professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Beverly D. Frazier is assistant professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Marvie Brooks is retired from the City University of New York library system after 50 years of service. Klappentext Does justice exist for Blacks in America? This comprehensive compilation of essays documents the historical and contemporary impact of the law and criminal justice system on people of African ancestry in the United States. African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia comprises descriptive essays documenting the ways in which people of African descent have been victimized by oppressive laws enacted by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States. The entries also describe how Blacks became disproportionately represented in national crime statistics, largely through their efforts to resist legalized oppression in early American history, and present biographies of famous and infamous Black criminal suspects and victims throughout early American history and in contemporary times.Providing coverage of law and criminal justice practices from the precolonial period, including the introduction of African slaves, up to practices in modern-day America, this encyclopedia presents a frank and comprehensive view of how Americans of African descent have come to be viewed as synonymous with criminality. This book represents an essential learning resource for all American citizens, regardless of race or age. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Entries, Acknowledgments, Introduction, The Encyclopedia , Contributors, Index, About the Editors,

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• Authors: Marvie Brooks, Delores (EDT)/ Frazier Jones-brown
• Assisted by: Marvie Brooks (Editor), Brooks Marvie (Editor), Beverly Frazier (Editor), Beverly D. Frazier (Editor), Frazier Beverly D. (Editor), Delores Jones-Brown (Editor), Delores D. Jones-Brown (Editor), Jones-Brown Delores D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780313357169
• ISBN: 978-0-313-35716-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, United States of America, USA, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Black & Asian Studies, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General