The many colors of crime : inequalities of race, ethnicity, and crime in America / edited by Ruth D. Peterson, Lauren J. Krivo, and John Hagan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peterson, Ruth D.

Krivo, Lauren Joy.

Hagan, John, 1946-

Series:

New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--United States.

Crime.

United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Minorities--United States.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

xiii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2006]

Summary:

In This Authoritative Volume, race and ethnicity are themselves considered as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. The contributors argue that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviors criminal, the perception of crime and those who are criminalized, the determination of who becomes a victim of crime and under which circumstances, the responses to laws and crime that make some more likely to be defined as criminal, and the ways that individuals and communities are positioned and empowered to respond to crime.

Contents:

Introduction: Inequalities of race, ethnicity, and crime in America / Ruth D. Peterson, Lauren J. Krivo, and John Hagan

Cultural mechanisms and killing fields : a revised theory of community-level racial inequality / Robert J. Sampson and Lydia Bean

Conceptualizing race and ethnicity in studies of crime and criminal justice / Marjorie S. Zatz and Nancy Rodriguez

Demythologizing the "criminalblackman" : the carnival mirror / Vernetta Young

Race and the justice workforce : toward a system perspective / Geoff K. Ward

Toward an understanding of the lower rates of homicide in Latino versus Black neighborhoods : a look at Chicago / María B. Vélez

Extending ethnicity and violence research in a multiethnic city : Haitian, African American, and Latino nonlethal violence / Ramiro Martinez, Jr. and Amie L. Nielsen

Crime and deviance in the "black belt" : African American youth in rural and nonrural developmental contexts / Alexander T. Vazsonyi and Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo

Crime at the intersections : race, class, gender, and violent offending / Stacy De Coster and Karen Heimer

Race, inequality, and gender violence : a contextual examination / Toya Z. Like and Jody Miller

Is the gap between Black and white arrest rates narrowing? : national trends for personal contact crimes, 1960 to 2002 / Gary LaFree, Robert O'Brien, and Eric Baumer

Race, labor markets, and neighborhood violence / Robert D. Crutchfield, Ross L. Matsueda, and Kevin Drakulich

Drug markets in minority communities : consequences for Mexican American youth gangs / Avelardo Valdez

Perceptions of crime and safety in racially and economically distinct neighborhoods / Lauren J. Krivo, Ruth D. Peterson, and Diana L. Karafin

Neighborhood, race, and the economic consequences of incarceration in New York City, 1985-1996 / Alex R. Piquero ... [et al.]

Creating racial disadvantage : the case of crack cocaine / Doris Marie Provine

Transforming communities : formal and informal mechanisms of social control / Wenona Rymond-Richmond

Toward a developmental and comparative conflict theory of race, ethnicity, and perceptions of criminal injustice / Carla Shedd and John Hagan

Race and neighborhood codes of violence / Ross L. Matsueda, Kevin Drakulich, and Charis E. Kubrin

Conclusion: A deeper understanding of race, ethnicity, crime, and criminal justice / Ruth D. Peterson, Lauren J. Krivo, and John Hagan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-411) and index.

ISBN:

0814767192

0814767206

OCLC:

63660752

Publisher Number:

9780814767191

9780814767207