A theory of African American offending : race, racism, and crime / James D. Unnever, Shaun L. Gabbidon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unnever, James D., author.

Gabbidon, Shaun L., 1967- author.

Series:

Criminology and Justice Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime and race--United States.

Crime and race.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

African Americans.

African American criminals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A little more than a century ago, the famous social scientist W.E.B. Du Bois asserted that a true understanding of African American offending must be grounded in the ""real conditions"" of what it means to be black living in a racial stratified society. Today and according to official statistics, African American men - about six percent of the population of the United States - account for nearly sixty percent of the robbery arrests in the United States. To the authors of this book, this and many other glaring racial disparities in offending centered on African Americans is clearly related t

Contents:

Cover

A Theory Of African American offending Race, Racism, And Crime

Copyright

Brief Table Of Contents

Table Of Contents

Preface

1. African American Offending

2. An African American Worldview

3. Perceptions Of Criminal Justice Injustices And African American Offending

4. Racial Discrimination, Negative Stereotypes, Stereotype Threats, And African American Offending

5. Racial Socialization And African American Offending

6. A Theoretical Model Of African American Offending

Epilogue: Environmental Racism And African American Offending

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-10386-9

9786613103864

0-203-82856-9

9780203828564

OCLC:

813308780