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English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The racial narrative in America has created a presumption of guilt and dangerousness for people of color, which has been applied to the criminal justice system.
#2 The issue of racially motivated police violence or racial disparities in sentencing cannot be viewed as a consequence of bad police officers or racially biased judges. There are deep historical forces that...
Publisher
Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation?s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through...