Product Description: 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.• 120 A–Z entries on race and criminal justice and famous or infamous African American crime perpetrators or victims• Contributions from more than 50 distinguished scholars from many criminal justice/criminology academic programs across the country• An index of key persons, events, and legislatio...read more

Product Description: For courses in Police Community Relations, Special Topics in Policing, Multicultural Law Enforcement in the field of Police and Corrections Training. The purpose of this text is to analyze the everyday interactions between the police and minority communities as well as those incidents that come to public attention...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In a collection of compelling contributions to the study of the nexus between race, crime, and justice, noted scholars in the field critique many long-held assumptions and myths about race, challenging criminal justice policymakers to develop new and effective strategies for dealing with the social problems such misunderstandings create...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A thoughtful study goes beyond simple statistics and anecdotal evidence to examine the issue of race in crime and criminal justice. (view table of contents)