Class, race, gender, and crime : the social realities of justice in America / Gregg Barak, Paul Leighton and Allison Cotton.

Author/creator Barak, Gregg author.
Other author Leighton, Paul, 1964- author.
Other author Cotton, Allison M., 1969- author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionxvi, 390 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
United States--Social conditions.

Contents The crime control enterprise and its workers -- Criminology and the study of class, race, gender, and crime -- Understanding class and economic privilege -- Understanding race and white privilege -- Understanding gender and male privilege -- Understanding privilege and the intersections of class, race, and gender -- Victimology and patterns of victimization -- Lawmaking and the administration of criminal law -- Law enforcement and criminal prosecution -- Punishment, sentencing, and imprisonment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014008854
ISBN9781442220720 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1442220724 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781442220737 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1442220732 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV9950 .B34 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold