African-American males and the U.S. justice system of marginalization : a national tragedy / Floyd Weatherspoon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weatherspoon, Floyd D., 1951-

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American criminals--Civil rights.

African American criminals.

African American men--Economic conditions.

African American men.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Race relations.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

African American men--Social conditions.

Race discrimination--United States.

Race discrimination.

Physical Description:

viii, 122 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"African-American Males and the US Justice System of Marginalization provides an overview of the economic and social status of African-American males in America, which continues to deteriorate at an alarming rate. Weatherspoon posits that in every American institutional system, from birth to death, the journey of African-American males to achieve racial justice and equity in this country is ignored, marginalized, and exploited. The American justice system, in particular, has permitted and in some cases sanctioned the marginalization of African-American males as full citizens. Weatherspoon examines the idea that African-American males are disproportionately represented in every aspect of the criminal justice system, and that the marginalization of African-American males in America has a long and treacherous history that continues to negatively impact their economic, political, and social status"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Stereotypical biases against African-American Males

Racial injustice in the criminal justice system

Civil justice system and other institutional systems

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Other Format:

Ebook version

ISBN:

9781137411662

113741166X

113740843X

9781137408433

1137408456

9781137408457

OCLC:

884299129

Publisher Number:

99978699034