| Series |
Critical America
Critical America. ^A378654
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| Contents |
The color of crime : external and internal images -- Measuring racial equity in criminal justice : the historical record -- Racial discrimination or disproportionate offending? -- Are we still talking about O.J.? -- The racial hoax as crime -- Science, scientific racism, and the ethical imperative -- In search of white crime -- Affirmative race law. |
| Review |
"Perhaps the most explosive and troublesome phenomenon at the nexus of race and crime is the racial hoax - a contemporary version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Examining both White-on-Black hoaxes such as Susan Smith's and Charles Stuart's claims that Black men were responsible for crimes they themselves committed, and Black-on-White hoaxes such as the Tawana Brawley episode, Russell illustrates the formidable and lasting damage that occurs when racial stereotypes are manipulated and exploited for personal advantage. She shows us how such hoaxes have disastrous consequences and compellingly argues for harsher punishment for offenders."--Jacket. |
| Local note | Little-306678--305131012065R |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy Gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016. |
| LCCN | 97033806 |
| ISBN | 0814774717 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780814774717 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
