Color Behind Bars: Racism in the U.S. Prison System [2 Volumes]

By Scott William Bowman

A diverse, critical analysis of racial and ethnic disparities within the American criminal justice system that encourages critical thinking by providing various sides to the issues. Low-income African Americans, Latin Americans, and American Indians bear the statistical brunt of policing, death penalty verdicts, and sentencing disparities in the United States. Why does this long-standing inequity exist in a country where schoolchildren are taught to expect "justice for all"? The original essays in this two-volume set not only examine the deep-rooted issues and lay out theories as to why racism remains a problem in our prison system, but they also provide potential solutions to the problem. The work gives a broad, multicultural overview of the history of overrepresentation of ethnic minorities in our prison system, examining white/black disparities as well as racism and issues of ethnic-based discrimination concerning other ethnic minorities. This up-to-date resource is ideally suited for undergraduate students who are enrolled in criminal justice or racial/ethnic studies classes and general readers interested in the U.S. criminal justice system.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313399034
• ISBN13: 9780313399039
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years