System in Black and White: Exploring the Connections Between Race, Crime, and Justice Book

Preface

Race and the Study of Crime

Theoretical Explanations of the Nexus between Race and Crime by Michael W. Markowitz

The Alchemy of Race and Crime Research by Paul Knepper

Deconstructing the Association of Race and Crime: The Salience of Skin Color by Becky L. Tatum

The Empirical Status of the Black Subculture of Violence Thesis by Liqun Cao, Anthony Adams, and Vickie J. Jensen

Policing, Race, and Justice

Determinents of Black-to-White Arrest Differentials: A Review of the Literature by Steven R. Cureton

Understanding the Connections between Race and Police Violence by Helen Taylor Greene

The King-Denny Tapes: Their Analysis and Implications for Police Use of Force Training by H. Bruce Pierce

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Police Profiles by Scott L. Johnson

Conceptual Incarceration: A Thirteenth Amendment Look at African-Americans & Policing by Ramona Brockett

Black and White Perceptions of the Appropriateness of Police Conduct by Daniel Kolodziejski, et al.

Race, Courts, and the Law

Race as a Legal Construct: The Implications for American Justice by Delores D. Jones-Brown

The Impact of Racial Demography on Jury Verdicts in Routine Adjudication by James P. Levine

Race and Ethnic Bias in Sentencing Decisions: A Review and Critique of the Literature by Darren E. Warner

Media Images and the Victimization of Black Women: Exploring the Impact of Sexual Stereotyping on Prosecutorial Decision-Making by Norma Manatu-Rupert

Racial Dimensions of Punishment and Delinquency

The Significance of Race in the Use of Restitution by Evelyn Gilbert

Diversity in a Jail Work Setting: Evaluating the Impact of Racial Intoleranceby Annette M. Girondi and Michael W. Markowitz

Overrepresentation of Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Discrimination or Disproportionality of Delinquent Acts? by Janice Joseph

Substance Abuse and Race in a Delinquent Population by Philip W. Harris, Peter R. Jones, and Jamie J. Fader

Prisons as "Safe Havens" for African-American Women by Zelma Weston-Henriques and Delores D. Jones-Brown

Index