The color of justice : race, ethnicity, and crime in America /
From racial profiling to the issues surrounding immigration and the death penalty, controversies involving race and ethnicity pervade the criminal justice system. This work is a book on the current research and theories of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's criminal just...
| Основен автор: | Walker, Samuel, 1942- |
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| Други автори: | Spohn, Cassia., DeLone, Miriam. |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Belmont, CA :
Wadsworth/Cengage Learning,
©2007.
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| Издание: | 4th ed. |
| Серия: |
Contemporary issues in crime and justice series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Table of contents |
| Резюме: |
From racial profiling to the issues surrounding immigration and the death penalty, controversies involving race and ethnicity pervade the criminal justice system. This work is a book on the current research and theories of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's criminal justice system. The authors synthesize the best and the most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, police practices, court processing and sentencing, the death penalty, and correctional programs to give a comprehensive and balanced look at racial and ethnic discrimination within America's criminal justice system. It incorporates discussion of all major racial and ethnic groups found in the United States. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
xx, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-444) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0534624464 9780534624460 |