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An assessment of Black crime, delinquency and the criminal justice system / James A. Chambers.
Van Pelt Library HV6197.U5 C43 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chambers, James A.
- Series:
- Criminology studies ; 17.
- Criminology studies ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime and race--United States.
- Crime and race.
- United States.
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 355 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.
- Contents:
- Children, Poverty and Delinquency 13
- Factors That Preclude Justice 49
- Class, Familial Structure and Conflict 65
- Class and Race 77
- Perceived Social Pathologies and The Black Family 105
- Theoretical Weaknesses In The Explanations of Black Crime and Delinquency 125
- Case Illustrations 153
- Why The Panic? 189
- Differential Responses 209
- The Police and Official Street Justice 235
- Court, Symbols and Agendas 263
- The Juvenile Court 279
- Criminal Court 299
- What Can Be Expected 323.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-341) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 077347157X
- OCLC:
- 49959301
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