Race and crime /

Race and crime /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Gabbidon, Shaun L., 1967-
Imprint:Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2005.
Description:xviii, 347 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Crime and race -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
Minorities -- United States.
Crime and race.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Minorities.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6105083
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Other authors / contributors:Greene, Helen Taylor, 1949-
ISBN:0761929487 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Overview of Race and Crime
  • Introduction
  • Historical Antecedents of Race and Crime in America
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2. Extent of Crime
  • Introduction
  • History of Crime Statistics in the United States
  • The Uniform Crime Reporting Program
  • Victimization Surveys
  • Limitations of Arrest and Victimization Data
  • Definitions of Racial Categories
  • Variations in Reporting and Recording
  • Utilization of Population, Crime, Arrest, and Victimization Estimates
  • Arrest Trends
  • Victimization Trends
  • Hate Crime Trends
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime
  • Introduction
  • What is Theory?
  • Biology, Race and Crime
  • Intelligence, Race and Crime
  • r/K Life History Theory
  • Sociological Explanations
  • Social Disorganization
  • Culture Conflict Theory
  • Strain/Anomie Theory
  • Subcultural Theory
  • The Subculture of Violence Theory
  • The Code of the Streets
  • Conflict Theory
  • Colonial Model
  • Integrated & Non-Traditional Theories on Race and Crime
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Policing
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Policing in America
  • Race and Policing: An Historical Context
  • Contemporary Issues
  • Citizen Satisfaction with Police
  • Police Deviance and Accountability
  • Racial Profiling
  • Police Accountability
  • Police Innovations
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Courts
  • Introduction
  • Overview of American Courts: Actors and Processes
  • Historical Overview of Race and the Courts in America
  • Contemporary Issues in Race and the Courts
  • Drug Courts
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Sentencing
  • Introduction
  • Sentencing Philosophies
  • Historical Overview of Race and Sentencing
  • Contemporary Issues in Race and Sentencing
  • Race and the Death Penalty
  • Current Statistics on the Death Penalty
  • Public Opinion and the Death Penalty
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Corrections
  • Introduction
  • Overview of American Corrections
  • Historical Overview of Race and Corrections
  • Contemporary State of Corrections
  • Contemporary Issues in Race and Corrections
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. Race and Juvenile Justice
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Juvenile Justice
  • The History of Race and Juvenile Justice
  • Extent of Juvenile Crime and Victimization
  • Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
  • Conclusion
  • Final Conclusion
  • Appendix A.
  • Appendix B.

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