- African American criminals, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Social conditions, Drug control
"Often seen as a political sop to the racial fears of white voters, aggressive policing and draconian sentencing for illegal drug possession and related crimes have led to the imprisonment of millions of African Americans--far in excess of their representation in the population as a whole.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and contemporary.
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- Author
- Michael Javen Fortner
- First published
- 2015
- Pages
- 350
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780674743991
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- African American criminals
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration
- Social conditions
- Drug control
- Middle class
- African Americans
- African american criminals
- African americans, social conditions
- Middle class, united states
- African americans, new york (state)
- New york (state), social conditions
- New York (State)
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