Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee : 1960-2014 /

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This book examines the national criminal justice system's and the state of Tennessee criminal justice system's policies in terms of how they balance the citizens' need for prisons with the private sector's desire for profits and the policies' effects on the incarceration rat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fosten, Gerald K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Temas:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Tennessee.
African Americans > Tennessee > Social conditions.
Prison-industrial complex > Tennessee.
Equality > United States.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > Tennessee.
Noirs américains > Tennessee > Conditions sociales.
Complexe industriel carcéral > Tennessee.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
African Americans > Social conditions
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Equality
Prison-industrial complex
Race relations
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
Tennessee
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The criminal justice system as social policy
  • Historical context of African American inequality in Tennessee
  • Competing perspectives on social inequality, criminal justice, and race in the United States
  • African American disenfranchisement in Tennessee
  • Profit-seeking motives and racist policy in Tennessee
  • Summary, conclusions, and policy recommendations.

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