Imprisoned : interlocking oppression in law enforcement, housing, and public education / Cassi A. Meyerhoffer and Brittany Leigh Rodriguez.
| Author/creator | Meyerhoffer, Cassi A. author. |
| Other author | Rodriguez, Brittany Leigh, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2023] |
| Description | xi, 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Interlocking oppression in law enforcement, housing, and public education |
| Series | Sociology of race and ethnicity Sociology of race and ethnicity. ^A1451266 |
| Contents | Slavery and the Social Construction of Race -- Slave Patrols and Early Law Enforcement -- The Great Migration and Early Housing Segregation -- Contemporary Racial-Residential Segregation -- Whitewashed, Segregated Education -- Policing the Ghetto -- The Contemporary Police State -- Black Liberation, the Abolition Movement, and Where We Go from Here. |
| Abstract | "Over the last several years, we have experienced a surge in bystander videos of incidents of police brutality directed largely at Black men. Public outrage surrounding police action continues to increase. As public discourse around police brutality and racial inequality largely centers on specific events, there is less information within the public discourse about systemic racism and how race and racism pervade every single aspect of American life. The ways in which Black and Brown people are often treated by law enforcement is reflective of larger historical racial inequities and injustices that extend far beyond the criminal justice system and intersect with how Black and Brown people access housing and occupy public spaces. Imprisoned focuses on contemporary systemic racism as it relates to the ways in which our criminal justice system intersects with our housing system to create a matrix of inequality for black and brown bodies. To illustrate the systemic nature of racism in American policing and communities, this book highlights the policies and practices that were put in place during slavery and after reconstruction that connect to instances of structural racism in contemporary America. This book demonstrates how foundational policies in American history continue to work to the detriment of black and brown Americans-tying the racist foundations of America to discrimination in our criminal justice system and neighborhoods"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-123) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Meyerhoffer, Cassi A. Imprisoned Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2023] 9780820364254 |
| LCCN | 2022051884 |
| ISBN | 9780820364230 paperback |
| ISBN | 0820364231 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780820364223 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0820364223 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E185.61 .M584 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |