Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System - War Crimes & the Black Community, 1960-1990

Beginning in the Civil Rights era, the American criminal justice system waged a campaign of terror and warlike oppression of Black Americans, Ronald L. Morris analyzes those dark times, it's cause, short- and long-term effects, and calls for change.

List of contents

Introduction: Rules of Engagement
Chapter 1: Ministries of Terror
Chapter 2: Black People Under the Gun
Chapter 3: Just for That, I'm Gonna Smash Your Face In
Chapter 4: Criminal Court Judges Have a God Complex
Chapter 5: No Convict's Story Ends Happily
Chapter 6: Snoops & Snitches
Chapter 7: Ivory Towers Are White for a Reason
Chapter 8: Results of a Harlem Survey (on the Criminal Justice System)

About the author

Ronald L. Morris is adjunct professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Summary

Beginning in the Civil Rights era, the American criminal justice system waged a campaign of terror and warlike oppression of Black Americans, Ronald L. Morris analyzes those dark times, it’s cause, short- and long-term effects, and calls for change.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald L. Morris
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793613219
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-321-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Race, Crime, and Justice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Discrimination, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, Social discrimination & inequality, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Crime & criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Discrimination in employment & harassment law, Discrimination in employment law