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Foreword | |
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Preface and Introduction | |
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How to Read a Research Article | |
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Overview of Race, Ethnicity and Crime | |
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Section Highlights | |
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The Concepts of Race and Ethnicity | |
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Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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Race and Crime in American History | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Web Resources | |
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The History of Native Americans and the Misdirected Study of Organized Crime | |
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Race as Class | |
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Marginalized White Ethnicity, Race and Crime | |
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Extent of Crime and Victimization | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Sources of Crime and Victimization Statistics | |
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Limitations of Crime, Arrest, and Victimization Statistics | |
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Race and the Extent of Crime and Victimization | |
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Race and Victimization | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Web Resources | |
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Intimate Partner Homicide: Review and Implications of Research and Policy | |
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Exploring Bystander Presence and Intervention in Nonfatal Violent Victimization: When Does Helping Really Help? | |
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Co-offending and the Age-Crime Curve | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime | |
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What Is Theory? | |
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Biological Theories on Race and Crime | |
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Sociological Theories on Race and Crime | |
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Social Disorganization | |
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Collective Efficacy | |
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Strain/Anomie Theory | |
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General Strain Theory | |
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The Colonial Model | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Are Hispanics the New "Threat"? Minority Group Threat and Fear of Crime in Miami-Dade County | |
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Do Theories of Crime or Violence Explain Race Differences in Delinquency? | |
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a General Strain Theory of Racial Differences in Criminal Offending | |
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Racial Discriminaton and Hirschi's Criminological Classic: a Chapter in the Sociology of Knowledge | |
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Juvenile Justice | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Overview of the Juvenile Justice System | |
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Race and Juvenile Justice | |
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Race, Juvenile Crime, and Victimization | |
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Delinquency Prevention | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Disproportionate Minority Confinement of Juveniles: a National Examination of Black-White Disparity in Placements, 1997-2006 | |
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Things Are Tough All Over: Race, Ethnicity, Class, and School Discipline | |
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The Provision and Completion of Gender-Specific Services for Girls on Probation: Variation by Race and Ethnicity | |
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Policing | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Overview of Policing in America | |
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History of Policing | |
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Race and Policing | |
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Contemporary Issues in Race and Policing | |
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Racial Profiling | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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An Inquiry Into the Impact of Suspect Race on Police Use of Tasers | |
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Lessons of the Street Code: Policy Implications for Reducing Violent Victimization Among Disadvantaged Citizens | |
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Racial Bias in Case Processing: Does Victim Race Affect Police Clearance of Violent Crime Incidents? | |
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Courts and Sentencing | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Overview of American Courts and Sentencing | |
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Contemporary Issues on Race and Courts | |
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Contemporary Issues in Race and Sentencing | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Race-Based Judgments, Race-Neutral Justifications: Experimental Examination of Peremptory Use and the Batson Challenge Procedure | |
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Race Effects of Representation Among Federal Court Workers: Does Black Workforce Representation Reduce Sentencing Disparities? | |
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Punishing the "Model Minority": Asian-American Criminal Sentencing Outcomes in Federal District Courts | |
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The Death Penalty | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Overview of Race and the Death Penalty | |
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Significant Death Penalty Cases | |
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Current Statistics on the Death Penalty | |
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Public Opinion and the Death Penalty | |
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Wrongful Convictions | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Web Resources | |
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Hispanics and the Death Penalty: Discriminatory Charging Practices in San Joaquin County, California | |
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Governing Through Crime as Commonsense Racism: Race, Space, and Death Penalty "Reform" in Delaware | |
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Persuasion and Resistance: Race and the Death Penalty in America | |
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Corrections | |
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Section Highlights | |
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Overview of Corrections | |
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Race and Corrections in Historical Context | |
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Racial Disparities in Corrections | |
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Prisoner Reentry | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Web Resources | |
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The Racialization of Crime and Punishment: Criminal Justice, Color-Blind Racism, and the Political Economy of the Prison Industrial Complex | |
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The Role of Offender Risk Assessment: a Policy Maker Guide | |
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The Black Family and Mass Incarceration | |
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Glossary | |
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Appendix: Race and Crime Timeline | |
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Credits and Sources | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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About the Authors | |