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Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires

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Description for Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires Paperback. Race, Crime and Related Fires. 208 pages, illustrations. This work tackles a range of race and crime issues. From outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKV. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 13. Weight: 264.

Winner of a 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention
Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both. Anxiety, denial, miscommunication, and ignorance abound. Imaginary connections between minorities and crime become real, self-fulfilling prophecies and authentic links to race, class, gender and crime go unexplored. Katheryn Russell-Brown, author of the highly acclaimed The Color of Crime, makes her way through this intellectual minefield, determined to shed light on the most persistent and perplexing domestic policy issues.
The author tackles a range of race and crime issues. From outdated research methods that ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814775417
SKU
V9780814775417
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99-50

About Katheryn Russell-Brown
Katheryn Russell-Brown is Levin, Mabie, and Levin Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. She is the author of Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans and Underground Codes: Race, Crime, and Related Fires, and has also written three children’s books, ... Read more

Reviews for Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires
Russell-Brown challenges the convetional wisdom of criminology.
Black Issues in Higher Education
Underground Codes is well written and thoroughly researched.
Black Issue Book Review
This book should be taken as a challenge to do our jobs: to assess critically the 'many issues involving crime and race that are overlooked, misunderstood and falsely linked.' It succinctly and ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires


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