Underground Codes by Katheryn Russell-Brown
An active sociologist questions deeply seeded racism and codes that influence the US law enforcement.
Russell-Brown challenges the convetional wisdom of criminology(Black Issues in Higher Education) Underground Codes is well written and thoroughly researched. (Black Issue Book Review) This book should be taken as a challenge to do our jobs: to assess critically the 'many issues involving crime and race that are overlooked, misunderstood and falsely linked.' It succinctly and critically summarizes the extant literature that purports to shed light on the race/crime nexus. (Contemporary Sociology) In Underground Codes, Katheryn Russell-Brown confirms her position as one of the nation's leading authorities on race and crime. Underground Codes is a must-read for anyone interested in how race and racism affect the criminal justice system. - Professor Angela J. Davis,American University Washington College of Law Katheryn Russell-Brown's newest work highlights the unique ways that race, culture, and criminal justice issues operate across communities of color and within them. Her study of these issues raises important questions and draws the critical distinctions between fact and fiction for our understanding and ultimate liberation. - Paula C. Johnson,Syracuse University College of Law, author of Inner Lives: Voices of African American Women in Prison
Katheryn Russell-Brown is Levin, Mabie, and Levin Professor of Law and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law. She is the author of Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans and Underground Codes: Race, Crime, and Related Fires, and has also written three children's books, including She Was the First! The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814775400 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814775403 |
| Title | Underground Codes |
| Author | Katheryn Russell-Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 2004-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 277 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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