Encyclopedia of race and crime /
Encyclopedia of race and crime /
editors, Helen Taylor Greene, Shaun L. Gabbidon.
- Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, c2009.
- 2 v. (xxx, 978 p.) 29 cm.
A SAGE reference publication.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[v. 1. A - L -- v. 2. M - Z, Index].
and racial profilinf incidents. and specific cases and biographies. Addressessuch topics as gender, hate and bias crimes, immigrant experiences, international and cross-cultural issues, race and gangs, and race and law. Presents experiences of all major racial and ethnic groups in the United states, including Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Whites, as well as religious minorities, such as Muslims. Includes coverage of recent events such as the alleged rape of a Black female North Carolina Central University student by White male members of the Duke University Lacrosse Team juvenile justice O.J. Simpson trials in the 1990 organizations particualr groups and populations public policy the Jena 6 inches the media the police, courts, and corrections the Rodney King beating the Tulia, drug arrests Covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the admonistration of justice. The two volumes offer a great appreciation for the similar historical experiences of varied racial and ethnic groups and illustrate how race and ethnicity have mattered and continue to matter in the administration of American criminal justice.Covers a number of broad thematic areas: basic concepts and theories of criminal justice
9781412950855
Crime and race--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
Minorities--United States
HV 6789 / .En19 2009
A SAGE reference publication.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[v. 1. A - L -- v. 2. M - Z, Index].
and racial profilinf incidents. and specific cases and biographies. Addressessuch topics as gender, hate and bias crimes, immigrant experiences, international and cross-cultural issues, race and gangs, and race and law. Presents experiences of all major racial and ethnic groups in the United states, including Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Whites, as well as religious minorities, such as Muslims. Includes coverage of recent events such as the alleged rape of a Black female North Carolina Central University student by White male members of the Duke University Lacrosse Team juvenile justice O.J. Simpson trials in the 1990 organizations particualr groups and populations public policy the Jena 6 inches the media the police, courts, and corrections the Rodney King beating the Tulia, drug arrests Covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the admonistration of justice. The two volumes offer a great appreciation for the similar historical experiences of varied racial and ethnic groups and illustrate how race and ethnicity have mattered and continue to matter in the administration of American criminal justice.Covers a number of broad thematic areas: basic concepts and theories of criminal justice
9781412950855
Crime and race--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States
Minorities--United States
HV 6789 / .En19 2009
