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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Profiles in injustice	David A. Harris	Racial profiling—as practiced by police officers, highway troopers, and customs officials—is one of America’s most explosive public issues. But even as protest against the practice has swelled, polic…	OL11610633W
The new Jim Crow	Karen Chilton,Michelle Alexander	This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race…	OL13826369W
The Eyes of Willie McGee	Alex Heard	A gripping saga of race and retribution in the Deep South and a story whose haunting details echo the themes of To Kill a MockingbirdIn 1945, Willie McGee, a young African-American man from Laurel, M…	OL15158415W
Patriot acts	Alia Malek,Karen Korematsu	In eighteen oral histories, Patriot Acts tells the stories of men and women who have been needlessly swept up in the War on Terror, and who have found themselves subject to rendition and torture, to …	OL16471769W
The Many Colors of Crime	John Hagan,Ruth D. Peterson	In this authoritative volume, race and ethnicity are themselves considered as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced. The contributors argue th…	OL16799422W
A COLONY IN A NATION	Christopher Hayes	256 pages ; 25 cm	OL17638109W
In the margins	Reid C. Toth,Catherine E. Burton,Gordon A. Crews	xvii, 270 p. : 24 cm	OL18576122W
With justice for all	Dorothy Taylor,Dorothy L. Taylor,Janice Joseph	"Women, and especially minorities, have long been neglected in the study of criminal justice. The government has treated disparate groups differently for too many years. Women and minorities are such…	OL18837429W
Cuz	Danielle S. Allen	"In a shattering work that shifts between a woman's private anguish over the loss of her beloved baby cousin and a scholar's fierce critique of the American prison system, Danielle Allen seeks answer…	OL19666856W
I can't breathe	Matt Taibbi	A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police--from the bestselling author of The Divide	OL19716733W
Blind injustice	Mark Godsey	"In this unprecedented view from the trenches, prosecutor turned champion for the innocent Mark Godsey takes us inside the frailties of the human mind as they unfold in real-world wrongful conviction…	OL19721787W
Invisible no more	Andrea J. Ritchie	Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of indiv…	OL19722846W
Conan Doyle for the defense	Margalit Fox	"In this thrilling true-crime procedural, the creator of Sherlock Holmes uses his unparalleled detective skills to exonerate a German Jew wrongly convicted of murder. For all the scores of biographie…	OL19748060W
Justice while black	Robbin Shipp	Justice While Black is a must-read for every young black male in America-and for everyone else who cares about their survival and well-being. This is a first-of-its-kind essential guide for African-A…	OL19989871W
Black silent majority	Michael Javen Fortner	"Often seen as a political sop to the racial fears of white voters, aggressive policing and draconian sentencing for illegal drug possession and related crimes have led to the imprisonment of million…	OL20013271W
Incarceration nations	Baz Dreisinger	"Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Professor, journalist, and founder of the Prison-to-College-Pipelin…	OL20023194W
Prelude to Prison	Marsha Weissman	xiv, 301 pages ; 23 cm	OL21324554W
Punishment and Privilege	Graeme R. Newman	Is an egalitarian distribution of punishment possible?	OL22949827W
A place of safety	Helen Black	The rape of a young asylum seeker plunges family care lawyer Lilly Valentine into the toughest case of her life. 14-year-old Anna lives in Hounds Place, a hostel in Bedfordshire for youngsters seekin…	OL24292227W
The Condemnation of Little B	Elaine Brown	Brown examines the public's reaction to the murder trial of Michael Lewis, known as Little B, who was senteced to life in prison at the age of fourteen. Brown looks closest at the reaction of Atlanta…	OL8052301W