Race, Crime, and the Law

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Pantheon Books, 1997 - Political Science - 538 pages
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A comprehensive, provocative examination of the embattled crossroads at which race relations in America intersect the criminal-justice system.

In this powerfully reasoned, lucidly written work -- destined to be in its own way as controversial as The Bell Curve -- Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy takes on a highly complex issue as no one has before. Kennedy not only uncovers the long-standing failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals, he also engages the debate over the wisdom and legality of using racial criteria in jury selection; analyzes the responses of the legal system to accusations that appeals to racial prejudice have rendered countless trials unfair; examines the idea that, under certain circumstances, members of one race are statistically more likely to be involved in crime than members of another; and probes allegations that blacks are victimized on a widespread basis by racially discriminatory prosecutions and punishments.

Free of ideological biases, Kennedy reveals difficult truths about race, crime, and law in the United States. Few books published this year will be as path-breaking and as important.

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``The most salient feature of race relations in America at the end of the twentieth century is its complexity,'' writes Kennedy. And he proves his point here. Harvard law professor Kennedy takes full ... Read full review

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Changing
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Unequal Protection
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Unequal Enforcement
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About the author (1997)

Randall Kennedy is Professor at Harvard Law School and the editor of "Reconstruction" magazine.

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TitleRace, Crime, and the Law
Black thought and culture
AuthorRandall Kennedy
PublisherPantheon Books, 1997
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJan 25, 2010
ISBN0679438815, 9780679438816
Length538 pages
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Political Science / Civil Rights
  
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