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African Americans and criminal justice : an encyclopedia / Delores D. Jones-Brown, Beverly D. Frazier, and Marvie Brooks, editors.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]
©2014
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 629 pages) : illustrations
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Subject(s)
Criminal justice, Administration of
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Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration
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United States
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Discrimination in capital punishment
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United States
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African American criminals
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United States
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Race relations
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Editor
Jones-Brown, Delores D.
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Frazier, Beverly D.
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Brooks, Marvie
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Related name
Gale Group
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Series
Gale virtual reference library
Summary note
This encyclopedia comprises descriptive essays documenting the ways in which people of African descent have been victimized by oppressive laws enacted by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States. It presents a frank and comprehensive view of how Americans of African descent have come to be viewed as synonymous with criminality, representing an essential learning resource for all American citizens, regardless of race or age.
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Includes index.
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Description based on print version record.
Contents
List of entries
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The encyclopedia
Contributors
Index
About the editors.
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ISBN
9780313357176 (electronic book)
OCLC
890146684
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African Americans and criminal justice : an encyclopedia / Delores D. Jones-Brown, Beverly D. Frazier, and Marvie Brooks, Editors.
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