Title: Deadly injustice : Trayvon Martin, race, and the criminal justice system /
Authors: Johnson, Devon,; Warren, Patricia Y.,; Farrell, Amy,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Martin, Trayvon,; Zimmerman, George,; Martin, Trayvon,; Zimmerman, George,; Discrimination in criminal justice administration United States History.; Racial profiling in law enforcement United States; African American men Social conditions; African American men Social conditions.; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Race relations; Racial profiling in law enforcement; United States Race relations History.; United States
Abstract: "Uses the Trayvon Martin case as a springboard to examine race, crime, and justice in our criminal justice system. Contributors explores how race and racism inform how Americans think about criminality; how crimes are investigated and prosecuted; and how highly publicized criminal cases go on to shape public views about offenders and the criminal process"--
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Foreword: the racial double homicide of Trayvon Martin / Lawrence D. Bobo -- Introduction: race, criminal justice, and the death of Trayvon Martin / Devon Johnson, Patricia Y. Warren, and Amy Farrell -- Who is in danger? -- Profiling Trayvon : young black males, suspicion, and surveillance / Jacinta M. Gau and Kareem L. Jordan -- Presumed danger : race, bias, stigma, and perceptions of crime and criminals / Kevin M. Drakulich and Laura Siller -- Policed, punished, dehumanized : the reality for young men of color living in America / Victor M. Rios -- Threat, danger, and vulnerability : Trayvon Martin and Gwen Araujo / Toya Like, Lori Sexton, and Savannah Porter -- Where do you stand? -- Go ahead and shoot : the law might have your back : history, race, implicit bias, and justice in Florida's stand your ground law / Katheryn Russell-Brown -- The dangers of racialized perceptions and thinking by law enforcement / David A. Harris --