First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"This thoroughly researched comprehensive work is a must read for everyone engaged in higher education-lest they be researchers, teachers, practitioners, staff, or administrators."
-CLIFTON D. BRYANT, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic

This book challenges the popular stereotype of deviance; that is, it does not deal with violators of social etiquette or nuts, sluts, and perverts, but rather with a classification of highly educated, respectable, middle class college and university professors and administrators.

Criminal Justice Issues and the African-American Community Continuing its focus on generating research about regional, national, and international issues relevant to the African-American community, the DuBois Institute of Clark Atlanta University in this volume tackles the impact of the criminal justice system on black citizens. Professor Komanduri S. Murty-Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Clark Atlanta University-has assembled 17 essays organized under these six categories: .Felon Disfranchisement .Death Penalty .Domestic Violence .Community Policing .Impact of Incarceration, Imprisonment, and Police Contact .Criminal Justice Reforms Scholars, law enforcement officials and judges have prepared a variety of observations and prescriptions, and readers will benefit too from the discussant reports included at the end.