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The 2020 deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor rekindled
decades old concerns about the legitimacy of policing. They ignited
the international recognition that Black people are subjected to
forms of police violence that exceed the boundaries of formal law
and human decency. This book confirms that the Floyd and Taylor
cases are not isolated incidents and provides suggestions toward
prevention. The contributors to the book have served on both sides
of the criminal legal system. They have been those who were tasked
with enforcing the law and those who have been subject to law
enforcement. Consequently, they are able to identify specific
failures of a system that focuses on race, specifically Blackness,
as a primary indicator of criminal propensity. Through these
chapters, the authors suggest academically, morally and practically
sound corrective measures for moving toward a goal of equal, rather
than discriminatory and excessively harmful, treatment under the
law. This book will be of interest to researchers and advanced
students of Criminology, Race and Ethnic Studies, Politics, Human
Rights, and Political Sociology. It was originally published as a
special issue in the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.
Relying on a multidisciplinary framework of inquiry and critical
perspective, this edited volume addresses the unique experiences of
Black males within various stages of contact in the criminal
justice system. It provides a comprehensive overview of the
administration of justice, mental and physical health issues faced
by Black males, and reintegration into society after system
involvement. Recent events-including but by no means limited to the
shootings of unarmed Black men by police in Ferguson, Missouri;
Baltimore; Minneapolis; and Chicago-have highlighted the
disproportionate likelihood of young Black males to encounter the
criminal justice system. Black Males and the Criminal Justice
System provides a theoretical and empirical review of the need for
an intersectional understanding of Black male experiences and
outcomes within the criminal justice system. The intersectional
approach, which posits that outcomes of societal experiences are
determined by the way the interconnected identities of individuals
are perceived and responded to by others, is key to recognizing the
various forms of oppression that Black males experience, and the
impact these experiences have on them and their families. This book
is intended for students and scholars in criminology, criminal
justice, sociology, race/ethnic studies, legal studies, psychology,
and African American Studies, and will serve as a reference for
researchers who wish to utilize a progressive theoretical approach
to study social control, policing, and the criminal justice system.
Relying on a multidisciplinary framework of inquiry and critical
perspective, this edited volume addresses the unique experiences of
Black males within various stages of contact in the criminal
justice system. It provides a comprehensive overview of the
administration of justice, mental and physical health issues faced
by Black males, and reintegration into society after system
involvement. Recent events-including but by no means limited to the
shootings of unarmed Black men by police in Ferguson, Missouri;
Baltimore; Minneapolis; and Chicago-have highlighted the
disproportionate likelihood of young Black males to encounter the
criminal justice system. Black Males and the Criminal Justice
System provides a theoretical and empirical review of the need for
an intersectional understanding of Black male experiences and
outcomes within the criminal justice system. The intersectional
approach, which posits that outcomes of societal experiences are
determined by the way the interconnected identities of individuals
are perceived and responded to by others, is key to recognizing the
various forms of oppression that Black males experience, and the
impact these experiences have on them and their families. This book
is intended for students and scholars in criminology, criminal
justice, sociology, race/ethnic studies, legal studies, psychology,
and African American Studies, and will serve as a reference for
researchers who wish to utilize a progressive theoretical approach
to study social control, policing, and the criminal justice system.
Survivor Criminology: A Radical Act of Hope is a trauma-informed
approach to the study of crime and justice that stems from the
lived experiences of crime survivors. The chapters within this
volume explore our authors' who have each had close personal
encounters with violence and death, as well as institutionalized
oppressions based on racism, heterosexism, sexism, and poverty. As
scholars, professors, practitioners, and students in the field,
these lived experiences with crime and criminal justice have shaped
their research, teaching, and advocacy work. Their voices represent
experiences that are intersectional, mult-igenerational, global,
trauma-informed and resiliency focused. They are deliberately and
decidedly anti-racist, and their experiences acknowledge the harm
that has resulted from institutionalized and structural trauma.
Most importantly, their stories are grounded in their lived
experiences. This volume offers survivor criminology as a radical
act of hope. Our hope comes from the belief that a trauma-centered
approach to crime, justice, and healing provides the opportunity
for criminology to expand its theoretical and methodological roots.
We see this work as transformative for the discipline - for
students, scholars, members of the community, and policy-makers.
The anthology A Critical Analysis of Race and the Administration of
Justice offers historical and contemporary perspectives on critical
issues in the administration of justice and places these issues
within a variety of theoretical and sociological contexts. The book
focuses on each stage of the criminal justice system-police,
courts, and corrections-and examines the way justice is
administered differently to certain groups within the overall
population. A Critical Analysis of Race and the Administration of
Justice begins with a piece written in 1941 that explores the ways
in which societal responses to crime were influenced by abuses of
police powers and differential treatment of African-Americans in
the court system. As the reading selections progress through the
next seventy years and more, students will learn about contemporary
race and justice topics such as public opinion, sentencing and
youth incarceration. Designed to encourage critical thinking and
stimulate dialogue, A Critical Analysis of Race and the
Administration of Justice, is ideal for introductory criminal
justice classes, and those that deal with issues of race, gender,
and crime.
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