Locking Up Our Own
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- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
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"Critics of America's criminal justice system have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As James Forman Jr. points out, however, the war on crime that began in the 1970s was supported by many African American leaders. In this book, he seeks to understand why. Forman describes how the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction--and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures that would have unforeseen but devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. He tells stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims--individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas."--Book cover
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Locking Up Our Own, James Forman Jr.
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- Année de publication
- 2018
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- (souple),
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- Titre
- Locking Up Our Own
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- James Forman Jr.
- Éditeur
- Macmillan USA
- Publié
- 2018
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0374537445
- ISBN13
- 9780374537449
- Séries
- Catégories
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Thématique juridique, Politique, États-Unis, Littérature américaine, Théories politiques, Histoire des États-Unis, Race, Racisme, Justice sociale, Littérature afro-américaine, Discrimination, Criminologie, Ethnicité, Prix Pulitzer
- Description
- "Critics of America's criminal justice system have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As James Forman Jr. points out, however, the war on crime that began in the 1970s was supported by many African American leaders. In this book, he seeks to understand why. Forman describes how the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction--and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures that would have unforeseen but devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. He tells stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims--individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas."--Book cover