Race and crime
By: Philip Steele
Series: Behind the news
Publisher: Crabtree
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780778725886
Subjects: Violent crimes; Crime and race; Crimes against; Minorities
Description: This timely book offers a critical examination of issues in the headlines concerning racial bias, crime, and police violence. Race and Crime shines a light on biases and assumptions that link race with crime in the media, and encourages readers to reflect on these biases in the information they consume daily. Readers are asked to consider the roles that policing, prisons, immigration, and the media play in enforcing racism, and to examine their effects throughout history, which include hate crimes in the forms of slavery, genocide, and police violence. Through debate sidebars, critical thinking questions, and real-world case studies, this title goes beyond media headlines to encourage students to critically explore important issues surrounding race and crime in their communities, nations, and the world.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Race, crime and the law; title: Racism in history; title: Myths, facts and figures; title: Florida, USA, 2012; title: How useful are statistics?; title: Policing and profiles; title: Does "stop and frisk" work?; title: Crimes of hatred; title: Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2013; title: What causes racist crime?; title: Racism in the system; title: Canada, 1980-2016; title: How can we tackle racism?; title: The role of the media; title: France and Kosovo, 2013; title: Can the media be racist?; title: Ferguson, 2014; title: Justice for all; title: Turkey and Syria, 2015; title: Can there ever be justice?; title: Standing together; title: Glossary; title: Index.