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First published in 1999, this book offers an innovative study of
the impact that courts have upon the representation of black people
in criminal statistics in the UK. In the past, research in this
area has focused on sentencing and upon why black people are
disproportionately represented in the prison population. Such
studies have, however, overlooked the potential significance of
discrimination in the pre-sentence social processes of the courts.
Anita Kalunta-Crumpton adopts a new approach which examines the
progress of cases prior to sentencing. Her book also locates the
courts within a theoretical context of social construction. It
thus, unlike earlier quantitative studies, represents the court
system as non-mechanical. In this way 'Race and Drug Trials'
exposes the vital role that the trial process plays in the apparent
racialization of 'justice'. The volume is part of a series which
brings together research from a range of disciplines including
criminology, cultural studies and applied social sciences, focusing
on experiences of ethnic, gender and class relations. In
particular, the series examines the treatment of marginalised
groups within the social systems for criminal justice, education,
health, employment and welfare.
Popular 'war on drugs' rhetoric postulates drug use in the West as
the product of the drug production and trafficking roles of
non-western societies and non-western peoples within and outside
the West. In such rhetoric, African societies and people of African
descent in Africa and in Diaspora have received criticisms for
their respective roles in drug production and drug trafficking,
including the position of many African countries as transit routes
for drugs exported to the West. By contrast, the abuse of drugs by
populations of African origin around the globe and the harmful
consequences of the drug trade and drug abuse on these populations
has been little studied. Drawing on contributions from seven
countries in Africa; two countries in Europe; and seven countries
in the Americas, this volume examines the relationships between
drug use, drug trafficking, drug controls and the black population
of a given society. Each chapter examines the nature and pattern of
drug use or abuse; the effects of drug use or abuse (illegal or/and
legal) on other areas such as health and crime; the nature,
pattern, and perpetration of trafficking and sale of illegal or/and
legal drugs; and past and current policies and control of illegal
and /or legal drugs. It will be essential reading for all students,
academics and policy-makers working in the area of drug control.
Criminology assumes the position of an established discipline, yet
its influence is limited by its primary focus on the West for both
theoretical and empirical substance. But the growing interest in
comparative criminology now means that countries compare notes,
thereby broadening the parameters of criminology. Still relatively
ignored in the literature, however, are issues of crime and justice
as they affect people of African descent around the globe. Drawing
upon materials from countries in Africa, the Caribbean, North and
South America, and Europe, this stimulating book reflects on the
experiences of people of African descent to offer a convergence of
criminologies in and outside the West. Simultaneously, it
acknowledges Western criminology as a significant angle from which
to comprehend crime and justice as they are conceptualized outside
the West. The volume also investigates whether Western
criminological accounts are relevant to the comprehension of crime,
criminality and systems of justice in Africa, the Caribbean and
South America.
First published in 1999, this book offers an innovative study of
the impact that courts have upon the representation of black people
in criminal statistics in the UK. In the past, research in this
area has focused on sentencing and upon why black people are
disproportionately represented in the prison population. Such
studies have, however, overlooked the potential significance of
discrimination in the pre-sentence social processes of the courts.
Anita Kalunta-Crumpton adopts a new approach which examines the
progress of cases prior to sentencing. Her book also locates the
courts within a theoretical context of social construction. It
thus, unlike earlier quantitative studies, represents the court
system as non-mechanical. In this way 'Race and Drug Trials'
exposes the vital role that the trial process plays in the apparent
racialization of 'justice'. The volume is part of a series which
brings together research from a range of disciplines including
criminology, cultural studies and applied social sciences, focusing
on experiences of ethnic, gender and class relations. In
particular, the series examines the treatment of marginalised
groups within the social systems for criminal justice, education,
health, employment and welfare.
Africa as a continent, which holds strong to its patriarchal
cultural principles and practices, is known for its blatant display
of violent abuse of women, including state-sanctioned violence, and
its lax approach to national legislative policies and international
treaties against violence against women. Using data from Africa,
the Americas, Australia, and Europe, this edited collection
showcases a variety of experiences and perspectives in the
international comparative study of violence against women of
African ancestry. This approach provides the context for examining
the problem of violence against women, including its policy and
practice responses (if any), as it impacts women of African origin
in different parts of the world. This book is of value to those
interested in African studies, criminology, gender studies,
sociology, and many more.
Criminology assumes the position of an established discipline, yet
its influence is limited by its primary focus on the West for both
theoretical and empirical substance. But the growing interest in
comparative criminology now means that countries compare notes,
thereby broadening the parameters of criminology. Still relatively
ignored in the literature, however, are issues of crime and justice
as they affect people of African descent around the globe. Drawing
upon materials from countries in Africa, the Caribbean, North and
South America, and Europe, this stimulating book reflects on the
experiences of people of African descent to offer a convergence of
criminologies in and outside the West. Simultaneously, it
acknowledges Western criminology as a significant angle from which
to comprehend crime and justice as they are conceptualized outside
the West. The volume also investigates whether Western
criminological accounts are relevant to the comprehension of crime,
criminality and systems of justice in Africa, the Caribbean and
South America.
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