Anita Kalunta-Crumpton

Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice (eBook, ePUB)

Breaking the Cycle of Black Overrepresentation in Crime Statistics

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most controversial topics on the subject of race, crime, and criminal justice is the disproportionate representation of Blacks in the criminal justice system as offenders and prison inmates. Rather than portraying Blacks as perpetual victims of racism in which societal institutions are solely responsible for reform, this book seeks to put the power of change in the hands of Blacks. It focuses on the preventative role that Blacks might play and considers solution-oriented ways to stop this vicious cycle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538185216
• Artikelnr.: 75170473

Autorenporträt

Anita Kalunta-Crumpton, PhD is professor of administration of justice at Texas Southern University. Prior to joining Texas Southern University in 2008, she taught for many years at a number of universities in England, United Kingdom. Her main research interests are in the areas of race, crime and criminal justice; drug use and drug trafficking; comparative criminology/criminal justice; and violence against women. She is the author and editor of several books.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Missing Link: Toward a New Look
2 The Controversy: Disproportionate Representation of Blacks in Crime
Statistics
3 Enemy Within: Crime is Intra-racial
4 Enemy Within: Realism about Black Socioeconomic Disadvantage
5 What about Immigrants of African Descent?
6 If Immigrants of African Descent Can Do It, So Can African Americans
7 Black Overrepresentation in Crime Statistics: Is the Focus on Racism the
real Solution?
References
Index
About the Author