Cor e criminalidade
Subtitle: estudo e análise da justiça no Rio de Janeiro, 1900-1930
By: Carlos Antonio Costa Ribeiro.
Publisher: Editora UFRJ
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Language: por; eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro (State) -- History.; Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro (State) -- History.
Description: "Pathbreaking study examines whether judicial decisions are influenced by  race. Findings suggest that skin color was a central factor in the unequal application of the law: blacks were more likely than whites - accused of the same crime - to be imprisoned and receive harsh sentences. Also, if the accused was black, poor, and male, and the victim was white, the probability of a guilty verdict and the degree of punishment was disproportionally high. Highly recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167).