No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System
- ISBN-10
- 1565845668
- ISBN-13
- 9781565845664
- Category
- Current Events
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-02-01
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Author
- David Cole
Description
In a hard-hitting study hailed by "Publishers Weekly" as "well-argued" and "passionate, " a leading constitutional scholar reveals that, despite a veneer of neutrality, race- and class-based double standards operate in virtually every criminal justice setting, from police behavior to jury selection to sentencing.
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