Reckoning with Racism - Police, Judges, and the RDS Case (Hardcover)

In 1994, a white police officer arrested a Black teenager, placed him in a choke-hold, and charged him with assault and obstructing arrest. In acquitting the teen, Judge Corrine Sparks - Canada's first Black female judge - remarked that police sometimes overreacted when dealing with non-white youth. The acquittal was appealed and ultimately upheld, but most of the white judges who reviewed the decision critiqued Sparks's comments. Reckoning with Racism considers the RDS case, in which the Supreme Court of Canada fumbled over its first complaint of judicial racial bias. This is an enthralling account of the country's most momentous race case.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Landmark Cases in Canadian Law
Release date:	December 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Constance Backhouse
Dimensions:	216 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-6822-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
LSN:	0-7748-6822-8
Barcode:	9780774868228

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