Bias in the Law - A Definitive Look at Racial Prejudice in the U.S. Criminal Justice System (Hardcover)

Racial bias in the U.S. criminal justice system is much debated and discussed, but until now, no single volume has covered the full expanse of the issue. In Bias in the Law, sixteen outstanding experts address the impact of racial bias in the full roster of criminal justice actors. They examine the role of legislators crafting criminal justice legislation, community enforcers, and police, as well as prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, judges, and jurors. Understanding when and why bias arises, as well as how it impacts defendants requires a clear understanding how each of these actors operate. Contributions touch on other crucial topics-racialized drug stigma, legal technology, and interventions-that are vital for understanding how the United States has reached this moment of stark racial disparity in incarceration. The result is an important entry into understanding the pervasiveness of racial bias, how such bias impacts legal outcomes, and why such impact matters. This is an issue that is as relevant today as it was fifty-or even one hundred fifty-years ago, and collection editors Joseph Avery and Joel Cooper provide a glimpse at how to proceed.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2020
Editors:	Joseph Avery • Joel. Cooper
Contributors:	Joseph Avery • Amanda Nicholson Bergold • Joel. Cooper • Gregory Davis • Oana Dumitru • Asma Ghani • Rachel D Godsil • Rebecca C Hetey
Dimensions:	231 x 161 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-79360-103-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Criminal or forensic psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General
LSN:	1-79360-103-8
Barcode:	9781793601032

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