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Book SynopsisFrom outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking, the author challenges the conventional wisdom of criminology.
Trade Review"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
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction1 "Petit Apartheid" in the Justice System2 American Indians and Crime: Invisible Minorities and the Weight of Justice 3 Gangsta Rap and Crime: Any Relationship? 4 Policing Communities, Policing Race 5 Black Protectionism 6 In the Crosshairs: Racial Pro?ling and Living while Black 7 Black Women and the Justice System: Raced and Gendered into Submission 8 Race Facts Afterword Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
