Full Description
The unique historical perspective integrated throughout the text is supplemented by a thought-provoking photo program. The international coverage woven through the book gives students a broader perspective on race and crime. New to the Fourth Edition:Updated Highlight Boxes focused on international perspectives and other related issues New Policy Boxes, devoted to policies and cases added to the chapters New coverage in Chapter 4 on the Michael Brown shooting and the state of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri New section on police bias to supplement the section on racial profiling
Contents
CHAPTER 1. Overview of Race and CrimeRace, DNA, Criminal Justice Databases, and Civil Rights ConcernsRace, Ethnicity, and the U.S. Population in 2013Race, Ethnicity, and Population TrendsPrejudice and DiscriminationHistorical Antecedents of Race and Crime in AmericaCHAPTER 2. Extent of Crime and VictimizationHistory of Crime and Victimization Statistics in the United StatesThe Uniform Crime Reporting ProgramVictimization SurveysLimitations of Arrest and Victimization DataArrest TrendsVictimization TrendsCHAPTER 3. Theoretical Perspectives on Race and CrimeWhat Is Theory?Biology, Race, and CrimeSociological ExplanationsCollective EfficacyCulture Conflict TheoryStrain/Anomie TheoryGeneral Strain TheorySubcultural TheoryConflict TheoryThe Colonial ModelIntegrated and Nontraditional Theories on Race and CrimeCHAPTER 4. PolicingOverview of Policing in AmericaHistorical Overview of Race and PolicingContemporary Issues in Race and PolicingCHAPTER 5. CourtsOverview of American Courts: Actors and ProcessesHistorical Overview of Race and the Courts in AmericaContemporary Issues in Race and the CourtsScholarship on Race/Ethnicity, Bail, and Pretrial ReleaseDrug CourtsCHAPTER 6. SentencingSentencing PhilosophiesHistorical Overview of Race and SentencingContemporary Issues in Race and SentencingCHAPTER 7. The Death PenaltySignificant Death Penalty CasesHistorical Overview of Race and the Death PenaltyCurrent Statistics on the Death PenaltyScholarship on Race and the Death PenaltyPublic Opinion and the Death PenaltyContemporary Issues in Race and the Death PenaltyCHAPTER 8. CorrectionsOverview of American CorrectionsHistorical Overview of Race and CorrectionsContemporary State of CorrectionsContemporary Issues in Race and CorrectionsCHAPTER 9. Juvenile JusticeOverview of Juvenile JusticeHistorical Overview of Race and Juvenile JusticeRace, Juvenile Crime, and VictimizationYouth in the Juvenile Justice System