Book Title: Race, Crime and Injustice
Book Description: Welcome to the Race, Crime, and Justice Open Educational Resource! This book was developed with a diversity, equity, and inclusion framework. This course is about race, so our primary focus will be on the experiences of people of color (POC) in the criminal justice system. An important aspect of this book is the various spotlight examples we weave throughout the chapters to demonstrate the application of materials. We hope to increase awareness of the experiences of people of color, both historically and in modern day, and the criminal justice system. Throughout history, people of color have had routinely negative experiences with the criminal justice system at every level. A person’s race and ethnicity can determine how one interacts with and experiences the criminal justice system. People of color have faced various barriers and challenges when attempting to make meaningful changes to a system that has operated in a repressive manner since it began.
Contents
Book Information
Book Description
Race, Crime, and Justice provides a foundation for understanding the intersection of these topics within a socio-historical context. This textbook is for undergraduate students in criminology or sociology courses at community college or university levels. Students will first learn about the social construction of race and ethnicity, including how these terms have been defined and legally handled, and some background on prejudice, racism, and discrimination. Students will then explore how socialization and social control become racialized in our society. The textbook will then turn to various theoretical understandings of race and crime, before diving into issues of racial justice in the criminal justice system. Specifically, the book will cover issues of racial justice in policing, in rural communities and justice systems, in the way punishment is carried out, in the juvenile justice system, and drug policy and responses to illicit substances.
Each chapter includes pedagogical features that include comprehension assessments, activities, discussion questions, bold-faced key terms with definitions, and cross-references that link backward and forward to important concepts. All content is delivered in student-friendly language and through a lens of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Students can also engage with the content through supplemental resources throughout the text and at the end of each chapter.
License
Race, Crime and Injustice Copyright © by Shanell Sanchez, PhD and Jessica René Peterson, PhD is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Subject
Sociology
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Race, Crime and Injustice Copyright © by Shanell Sanchez, PhD and Jessica René Peterson, PhD is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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