African Americans and the Criminal Justice SystemTwenty-nine collected essays represent a critical history of Shakespeare's play as text and as theater, beginning with Samuel Johnson in 1765, and ending with a review of the Royal Shakespeare Company production in 1991. The criticism centers on three aspects of the play: the love/friendship debate. |
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Contents
Race and Criminal Justice | 3 |
The Black Experience in America | 27 |
Theoretical Explanations | 43 |
Psychological and biological theories of crime | 63 |
African Americans the Police | 75 |
Incarcerated African Americans | 115 |
African Americans as Social Control Agents | 139 |
African American police officers | 149 |
African American judges | 165 |
Conclusion | 173 |
The Future of Race and Criminal Justice | 179 |
Epilogue | 205 |
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African American correctional officers | 156 |
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| Title | African Americans and the Criminal Justice System Volume 13 of Current Issues in Criminal Justice Series, [Garland reference library of social science Garland reference library of social science Volume 13 of Garland reference library of social science: Current issues in criminal justice |
| Author | Marvin D. Free |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0815319827, 9780815319825 |
| Length | 251 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Criminology |
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