Perspectives on Social Inequality, Criminal Justice, and Race in the United States: A Critical Analysis.
This article critically examines competing perspectives on national and state criminal justice systems' policies in terms of how they influence citizens' need for prisons with the private sector's desire for profits and their effects on the incarceration rate of African American males. The essay the...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 9; no. 9; pp. 122 - 142 |
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Journal of Pan African Studies
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