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Race, Ethnicity and Law
Mathieu Deflem
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Description for Race, Ethnicity and Law
Hardback. This new volume of Sociology of Crime, Deviance and Law addresses issues of race and ethnicity within the law and law-related phenomena. Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This new volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance addresses issues of race and ethnicity within the law and law-related phenomena. Even in today's so-called multicultural, post-racial world racial and ethnic concerns prevail in many aspects of modern law. Contributors to this volume examine racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing and punishment; the continued problematic nature of the African American experience within the US system; the criminalization of immigrants; racial inequities in the administration of drug laws; and the racial disparities that affect juvenile justice. This volume will be of interest to students and researchers in law, socio-legal studies, ... Read more
This new volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance addresses issues of race and ethnicity within the law and law-related phenomena. Even in today's so-called multicultural, post-racial world racial and ethnic concerns prevail in many aspects of modern law. Contributors to this volume examine racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing and punishment; the continued problematic nature of the African American experience within the US system; the criminalization of immigrants; racial inequities in the administration of drug laws; and the racial disparities that affect juvenile justice. This volume will be of interest to students and researchers in law, socio-legal studies, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787146044
SKU
V9781787146044
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Ref
99-50
About Mathieu Deflem
Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at University of South Carolina, USA.
Reviews for Race, Ethnicity and Law
Offering a broad and diverse overview and discussion of a variety of issues of race and ethnicity in multiple areas of law, sociologists cover law and black lives, disparities in sentencing and punishment, and systems and mechanisms of inequality. Among their topics are apartheid justice: gang injunctions and the new black codes, 40 acres and a lawsuit: legal claims for ... Read more