Racial discrimination and criminal justice
"The Black Lives Matter Movement has shined a light on the frequently unequal treatment of African Americans by the US justice system. This has led to some backlash, including the protest slogans All Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. The viewpoints in this volume examine the truths regarding...
| Other Authors: | Gitlin, Marty (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Greenhaven Publishing, LLC,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Table of Contents:
- Is racial discrimination a police problem?
- The policing of black Americans is racial harassment funded by the state /
- Paul Butler
- "Shopping while black" is still an issue /
- Teresa Wiltz
- Getting killed by police is a leading cause of death for young black men in America /
- Amina Khan
- Young black men have bullseyes on their backs /
- Jon Swaine, Oliver Laughland, Jamiles Lartey, and Ciara McCarthy
- Don't blame police racism for America's violence epidemic /
- Zaid Jilani
- Racial profiling is a myth /
- Heather Mac Donald
- Black people in California are stopped far more often by the police /
- Darwin BondGraham
- Is the court system biased against people of color?
- Entrenched racism manifests in disparate treatment of black Americans in the criminal justice system /
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Black and white Americans differ widely in their views of the criminal justice system /
- John Gramlich
- White-collar sentencing is a black stain on America /
- Henry N. Pontell and Robert H. Tillman
- Is the death penalty justified? /
- Chaya Benyamin
- The death penalty should be abolished /
- Diann Rust-Tierney
- Would changing laws change outcomes?
- Put an end to stop-and-frisk /
- Rose Lenehan
- Stop-and-frisk can work /
- Henry F. Fradella and Michael D. White
- Now that drugs have infiltrated white communities, laws may change /
- American Addiction Centers
- Legalizing marijuana is fundamentally a racial justice issue /
- Ellen Marks
- There is no epidemic of racist police shootings /
- Heather Mac Donald
- What is the future of criminal justice in America?
- The news media must stop spreading racial prejudice and fear /
- Elizabeth Sun
- Opportunity leads to diversity in policing /
- Beth Schwartzapfel
- Police departments have a hard time recruiting African Americans, but diversity in police departments is essential /
- Martin Kaste
- A community-based approach is the solution /
- Darwin BondGraham.