The Color of Crime

The Color of Crime
Title The Color of Crime PDF eBook
Author Katheryn Russell-Brown
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 224
Release 2009
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0814776175

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"Perhaps the most explosive and troublesome phenomenon at the nexus of race and crime is the racial hoax - a contemporary version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Examining both White-on-Black hoaxes such as Susan Smith's and Charles Stuart's claims that Black men were responsible for crimes they themselves committed, and Black-on-White hoaxes such as the Tawana Brawley episode, Russell illustrates the formidable and lasting damage that occurs when racial stereotypes are manipulated and exploited for personal advantage. She shows us how such hoaxes have disastrous consequences and argues for harsher punishments for offenders."--BOOK JACKET.

The Color of Crime, Third Edition

The Color of Crime, Third Edition
Title The Color of Crime, Third Edition PDF eBook
Author Katheryn Russell-Brown
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 255
Release 2021-11-23
Genre Law
ISBN 1479843156

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"A powerful, engaging book that critiques the history of race, law, and justice by examining where race lives and breathes across the U.S. criminal-legal system"--

Images of Color, Images of Crime

Images of Color, Images of Crime
Title Images of Color, Images of Crime PDF eBook
Author Coramae Richey Mann
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 292
Release 2006
Genre Law
ISBN

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This edited volume explores the dynamics of race, crime, and the criminal justice system in the United States today. The book gives equal attention to the links between images of color and images of crime as well as the ramifications of criminal justice policies and practices. Changes to the new edition include the following: * Revised introductory and concluding chapters that more clearly outline the focus and selection of the racial and ethnic groups discussed. * The book further examines the ways in which gender, religion, culture, sexuality, and sexual orientation are central components of racialized constructions. * A new chapter provides examples of current criminal justice practices and crime control policies on racial and ethnic groups, including law enforcement policies, prosecution and sentencing, and imprisonment. * Brief, framing introductions underscore why each chapter is important and how it fits into the book's overarching themes. * Each chapter includes discussion questions and a list of relevant websites. * An accompanying Instructor's Manual prepared by David R. Montague is new to the Third Edition.

The Many Colors of Crime

The Many Colors of Crime
Title The Many Colors of Crime PDF eBook
Author Ruth D. Peterson
Publisher NYU Press
Pages 444
Release 2006-08
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0814767206

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Considering race and ethnicity as organising principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced, this volume argues that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviours criminal, and the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances.

Protecting Our Own

Protecting Our Own
Title Protecting Our Own PDF eBook
Author Katheryn Russell-Brown
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 220
Release 2006
Genre Psychology
ISBN 9780742545717

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Protecting Our Own explores the new implications of the 'black protectionism' phenomenon-wherein African Americans feel a protective response towards African American politicians and celebrities in legal battles-as more and more African Americans find themselves in the spotlight. Russell-Brown details the history of this phenomenon and ponders its future in light of recent trials of African American celebrities like OJ Simpson and R. Kelly.

The Color of the Third Degree

The Color of the Third Degree
Title The Color of the Third Degree PDF eBook
Author Silvan Niedermeier
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 225
Release 2019-09-17
Genre History
ISBN 1469652986

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Available for the first time in English, The Color of the Third Degree uncovers the still-hidden history of police torture in the Jim Crow South. Based on a wide array of previously neglected archival sources, Silvan Niedermeier argues that as public lynching decreased, less visible practices of racial subjugation and repression became central to southern white supremacy. In an effort to deter unruly white mobs, as well as oppress black communities, white southern law officers violently extorted confessions and testimony from black suspects and defendants in jail cells and police stations to secure speedy convictions. In response, black citizens and the NAACP fought to expose these brutal practices through individual action, local organizing, and litigation. In spite of these efforts, police torture remained a widespread, powerful form of racial control and suppression well into the late twentieth century. The first historical study of police torture in the American South, Niedermeier draws attention to the willing acceptance of violent coercion by prosecutors, judges, and juries, and brings to light the deep historical roots of police violence against African Americans, one of the most urgent and distressing issues of our time.

Race, Crime, and the Law

Race, Crime, and the Law
Title Race, Crime, and the Law PDF eBook
Author Randall Kennedy
Publisher Vintage
Pages 559
Release 2012-02-22
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0307814653

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An "admirable, courageous, and meticulously fair and honest book” (New York Times Book Review) in which “one of our most important and perceptive writers on race" (The Washington Post) takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. "This book should be a standard for all law students."—Boston Globe In this groundbreaking, powerfully reasoned, lucid work that is certain to provoke controversy, Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. Kennedy uncovers the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals, probing allegations that blacks are victimized on a widespread basis by racially discriminatory prosecutions and punishments, but he also engages the debate over the wisdom and legality of using racial criteria in jury selection. He analyzes the responses of the legal system to accusations that appeals to racial prejudice have rendered trials unfair, and examines the idea that, under certain circumstances, members of one race are statistically more likely to be involved in crime than members of another.