Winner of a 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention
""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 criticially the 'many issues involving crime and race that are overlooked, misunderstood and falsely linked.' It succinctly and critically sumarizes the extant literature that purports to shed light on the race/crime nexus."
--"Contemporary Sociology"
"Russell-Brown challenges the convetional wisdom of criminology."--"Black Issues in Higher Education"
"Compelling topic."
"Ebony"
Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both. Anxiety, denial, miscommunication, and ignorance abound. Imaginary connections between minorities and crime become real, self-fulfilling prophecies and authentic links to race, class, gender and crime go unexplored. Katheryn Russell-Brown, author of the highly acclaimed "The Color of Crime," makes her way through this intellectual minefield, determined to shed light on the most persistent and perplexing domestic policy issues.
The author tackles a range of race and crime issues. From outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking, Russell-Brown challenges the conventional wisdom of criminology. Underground Codes delves into understudied topics such as victimization rates for Native Americans--among the highest of any racial group--and how racial profiling affects the day-to-day lives of people of color.
Innovative, well-researched and meticulously documented, Underground Codes makes a case for greater public involvement in the debate over law enforcement--and our own language--that must be heard if we are to begin to have a productive national conversation about crime and race.
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Winner of a 2005 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award (Honorable Mention
""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 criticially the 'many issues involving crime and race that are overlooked, misunderstood and falsely linked.' It succinctly and critically sumarizes the extant literature that purports to shed light on the race/crime nexus."
--"Contemporary Sociology"
"Russell-Brown challenges the convetional wisdom of criminology."--"Black Issues in Higher Education"
"Compelling topic."
"Ebony"
Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both. Anxiety, denial, miscommunication, and ignorance abound. Imaginary connections between minorities and crime become real, self-fulfilling prophecies and authentic links to race, class, gender and crime go unexplored. Katheryn Russell-Brown, author of the highly acclaimed "The Color of Crime," makes her way through this intellectual minefield, determined to shed light on the most persistent and perplexing domestic policy issues.
The author tackles a range of race and crime issues. From outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking, Russell-Brown challenges the conventional wisdom of criminology. Underground Codes delves into understudied topics such as victimization rates for Native Americans--among the highest of any racial group--and how racial profiling affects the day-to-day lives of people of color.
Innovative, well-researched and meticulously documented, Underground Codes makes a case for greater public involvement in the debate over law enforcement--and our own language--that must be heard if we are to begin to have a productive national conversation about crime and race.
Imprint | New York University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 2004 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | February 2004 |
Authors | Katheryn Russell-Brown |
Dimensions | 229 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 175 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8147-7540-0 |
Barcode | 9780814775400 |
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LSN | 0-8147-7540-3 |