Comprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE is the definitive book on current research and theories of
racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's Criminal Justice system. The authors synthesize the
best and the most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, police practices, court processing
and sentencing, the death penalty, and correctional programs, giving students the facts and theoretical foundation
they need to make their own informed decisions about discrimination in the system. Uniquely unbiased, THE COLOR
OF JUSTICE makes every effort to incorporate discussion of all major race groups found in the United States.
Features
Extensive coverage of class and gender issues.
The authors have included exceptional learning tools to help students master the material: instructive figures
and tables, chapter goals and conclusions, and informative boxed material and discussion questions.
Two comprehensive and up-to-date chapters discuss issues of discrimination within the court system.
An extensive Criminal Justice Video List. Qualified adopters can select from a variety of videos including
exclusive CNN videos for Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Juvenile Delinquency, an exclusive
Introduction to Criminal Justice video from the Films for the Humanities, eight dynamic Court TV videos profiling
some of the most famous and current cases in the judicial system, Art and Entertainment American Justice Series,
ABC News, MPI home videos, Films for the Humanities, and the National Institute of Justice.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Race, Ethnicity, and Crime: The Present Crisis.
2. Victims and Offenders: Myths and Realities About Crime.
3. Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime.
4. Justice on the Street? The Police and Minorities.
5. The Courts: A Quest for Justice During the Pre-Trial Process.
6. Justice on the Bench? Trial and Adjudication in Adult and Juvenile Court.
7. Race and Sentencing: In Search of Fairness and Justice.
8. The Color of Death: Race and the Death Penalty.
9. Corrections: A Picture in Black and White.
10. Minority Youth and the Criminal Justice System.
11. The Color of Justice.
Selected Bibliography.
Index.