Locking up our own : crime and punishment in black America / James Forman, Jr.

"An original and consequential argument about race, crime, and the law Today, Americans are debating our criminal justice system with new urgency. Mass incarceration and aggressive police tactics -- and their impact on people of color -- are feeding outrage and a consensus that something must be don...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Forman, James, 1967- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Edition:	First Edition.
Subjects:	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement. HV9950. Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States. Life and death, Power over. African American judges. African American politicians. African American police. United States > Race relations. Social justice > United States.
Local Note:	LM copies are part of the Professional Development Lending Library.
Physical Description:	306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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