Crook County : racism and injustice in America's largest criminal court / Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve.
| Author/creator |
Van Cleve, Nicole Gonzalez author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford Law Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, [2017] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | xvi, 252 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction : opening the courthouse doors -- Separate and unequal justice -- Of monsters and mopes : racial and criminal "immorality" -- Race in everyday legal practices -- There are no racists here : prosecutors in the criminal courts -- Rethinking Gideon's army : defense attorneys in the criminal courts -- Conclusion : racialized punishment in the courts. |
| Abstract | "Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. The criminal courts are the crucial gateway between police action on the street and the processing of primarily black and Latino defendants into jails and prisons. And yet the courts, often portrayed as sacred, impartial institutions, have remained shrouded in secrecy, with the majority of Americans kept in the dark about how they function internally. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors and enters the hallways, courtrooms, judges' chambers, and attorneys' offices to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense." --Amazon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index. |
| ISBN | 1503602788 |
| ISBN | 9781503602786 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KFI1799 .C62 C728 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |