NCJ Number
177384
Editor(s)
C R Mann,
M S Zatz
Date Published
1998
Length
286 pages
Annotation
This compilation of 22 original essays explores the dynamics of race/ethnicity, crime, and the criminal justice system in the United States; the book is unique in that it gives equal attention to linkages between images of color and images of crime for American Indians, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Euro-Americans.
Abstract
Contributors to the volume stress the diversity of experiences within racial/ethnic groups based on gender, class, national origin, and heritage. The volume opens with a general discussion of race and racism as social constructions, and an effort is made to clarify how images of color are structurally linked to systems of oppression and domination and are reinforced by the media and politicians. The book is divided into five parts corresponding to the five major racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Chapters within each part include narratives depicting images of members of the particular group, stereotyping by the media and politicians, and images of crime and punishment related to each group. The anthology ends with thought-provoking conclusions on the negative consequences of linking images of color with images of crime and possible solutions to dilemmas posed by racial stigmatization. References