Author: | ISBN: | 9780313399046 | |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | August 11, 2014 |
Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9780313399046 |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
Publication: | August 11, 2014 |
Imprint: | Praeger |
Language: | English |
A diverse, critical analysis of racial and ethnic disparities within the American criminal justice system that encourages critical thinking by providing various sides to the issues.
• Presents a historical examination of racial and ethnic influences in the early formation of the criminal justice system
• Allows readers to identify the ways in which our prison system has changed throughout history regarding racism—and the ways in which it has remained the same
• Provides a critical analysis of the current race- and ethnicity-based criminal justice system
• Identifies intersectionalities of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status within the criminal justice system
A diverse, critical analysis of racial and ethnic disparities within the American criminal justice system that encourages critical thinking by providing various sides to the issues.
• Presents a historical examination of racial and ethnic influences in the early formation of the criminal justice system
• Allows readers to identify the ways in which our prison system has changed throughout history regarding racism—and the ways in which it has remained the same
• Provides a critical analysis of the current race- and ethnicity-based criminal justice system
• Identifies intersectionalities of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status within the criminal justice system