Race and Drug Trials The Social Construction of Guilt and Innocence |
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| Author:
| Kalunta-Crumpton, Anita |
| Series title: | Interdisciplinary Research Series in Ethnic, Gender and Class Relations |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84014-396-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Previous research on the role of courts in the disproportional representation of black people in criminal statistics has focused on sentencing. This book examines the way discrimination in the pre-sentence trial process influences the apparant racialization of 'justice'.
Previous research on the role of courts in the disproportional representation of black people in criminal statistics has focused on sentencing. This book examines the way discrimination in the pre-sentence trial process influences the apparant racialization of 'justice'.