Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 110187127X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation’s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars.Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men. The contributors discuss and explain racial profiling, the power and discretion of police and prosecutors, the role of implicit bias, the racial impact of police and prosecutorial decisions, the disproportionate imprisonment of black men, the collateral consequences
She has also written many articles and contributed chapters to many books on prosecutorial power and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. ANGELA J. She is the author of Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor and the coeditor of several books on criminal law and procedure. DAVIS is a professor
"HIGHLY recommend." according to Michelle. This is a must read. Plain and simple. It's very well done - organized well with a broad range of contributors. HIGHLY recommend.. "Five Stars" according to larhonda Logan. great book. A must read for everyone vnunez- msluv2read This is a book that should be read by all. This is a detailed, essay formatted book on racism. This book covers many different basis such from the past to the present. What I truly enjoyed about the book was the statistics and facts to back up what had been written. I did learn some new things. With the climate of the world today, I wish
This book is essential reading for all of us who love the concept of justice in America, and seek for its practical applications to live up to its theoretical ideals.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.“Policing the Black Man is a social-political mitzvah. This powerful book demands our fierce attention.”—Toni Morrison“Like Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness or Ta-Nehisi Coates&rs