| Description |
xii, 350 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the reign of criminal terror must be stopped now -- Rights and wreckage in postwar Harlem -- Black junkies, White do-gooders, and the Metcalf-Volker Act of 1962 -- Reverend Dempsey's crusade and the rise of involuntary commitment in 1966 -- Crime, class, and conflict in the ghetto -- King heroin and the development of the drug laws in 1973 -- Race, place, and the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s -- Conclusion : liberal sentiments to conservative acts. |
| Summary |
"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. Michael Javen Fortner [argues] that these punitive policies also enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, who were angry about decline and disorder in their communities. [His book examines] the role African Americans played in creating today's system of mass incarceration"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Subject |
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- New York (State)
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration. |
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New York (State) |
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African American criminals -- New York (State)
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African American criminals. |
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Drug control -- New York (State)
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Drug control. |
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- Social conditions.
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African Americans. |
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Social conditions. |
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Middle class -- New York (State)
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Middle class. |
| ISBN |
0674743997 alkaline paper |
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9780674743991 alkaline paper |
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