Race, crime, and the law
By: Randall Kennedy.
Edition: lst ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 538
Subjects: Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States; African Americans -- Civil rights; African American criminals
Description: The author, a Harvard law professor, discusses the "failure of the justice system to protect blacks from criminals ... the wisdom and legality of using racial criteria in jury selection ... the responses of the legal system to accusations that appeals to racial prejudice have rendered trials unfairs ... and allegations that blacks are victimized on a widespread basis by racially discriminatory prosecutions and punishments."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-513) and index.