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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, [2014]
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 631 pages) : illustrations
Availability
Available Online
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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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Encyclopedias
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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.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
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 bk.))
031335717X ((electronic bk.))
1785399152
9781785399152
9798216043256 (Electronic book (EPUB format))
8216043252 (Electronic book (EPUB format))
9788216043257
OCLC
890146684
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