Color behind Bars [2 volumes]: Racism in the U.S. Prison System [2 volumes] (Racism in American Institutions)

By: Eileen M. Ahlin and Elyshia Aseltine and Tony A. Barringer and Christopher Bickel and Nicholas Brady and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein and Belinda E. Bruster and Michael J. Coyle and Janette Diaz and Danielle Dirks and Ronnie A. Dunn and Joe Feagin and Susana M. Funes and Laurie A. Gould and Timothy P. Hilton and Dr Nikitah Imani and Dr Ronn Johnson and Anne Li Kringen and Pat Lauderdale and Nkrumah Lewis and Vera Lopez and Michael J. Lynch and Joseph S. Masters and Tamara K. Nopper and Lisa Pasko and Dr Matthew Pate and Pedro Rodriguez and Carl Root and Dorothy S. Ruiz and Sarah Scott and Dr Brian Chad Starks and Leonard Steverson and Dr Ruth Thompson-Miller and Dr Alana Van Gundy and Roberto J. Velasquez and Emma Zack

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Synopsis: A diverse, critical analysis of racial and ethnic disparities within the American criminal justice system that encourages critical thinking by providing various sides to the issues.Low-income African Americans, Latin Americans, and American Indians bear the statistical brunt of policing, death penalty verdicts, and sentencing disparities in the United States. Why does this long-standing inequity exist in a country where schoolchildren are taught to expect "justice for all"? The original essays in this two-volume set not only examine the deep-rooted issues and lay out theories as to why racism remains a problem in our prison system, but they also provide potential solutions to the problem. The work gives a broad, multicultural overview of the history of overrepresentation of ethnic minorities in our prison system, examining white/black disparities as well as racism and issues of ethnic-based discrimination concerning other ethnic minorities. This up-to-date resource is ideally suited for undergraduate students who are enrolled in criminal justice or racial/ethnic studies classes and general readers interested in the U.S. criminal justice system.