An edition of No Equal Justice (1999)
No equal justice
race and class in the American criminal justice system
By Cole, David
Publish Date
1999
Publisher
New Press,Distributed by W. W. Norton,The New Press,distributed by W. W. Norton
Language
eng
Pages
225
Description:
David Cole conclusively shows 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. Cole, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a leading thinker on constitutional law, argues that our system depends on these double standards to operate; such disparities allow the privileged to enjoy constitutional protections from police power without paying the costs associated with extending those protections across the board to minorities and the poor. Each chapter includes specific suggestions for moving beyond the double standards we have tolerated, and the book concludes with a powerful argument for rebuilding the sense of community that is so essential to a safe and healthy society. "David Cole conclusively shows 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. Cole, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a leading thinker on constitutional law, argues that our system depends on these double standards to operate; such disparities allow the privileged to enjoy constitutional protections from police power without paying the costs associated with extending those protections across the board to minorities and the poor." "Each chapter includes specific suggestions for moving beyond the double standards we have tolerated, and the book concludes with a powerful argument for rebuilding the sense of community that is so essential to a safe and healthy society."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Criminal justice, administration of, United states, ethnic relations, Justice, administration of, Race discrimination, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Administration of Criminal justice, Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale - États-Unis, Discrimination dans l'application des lois - États-Unis, Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale, Discrimination raciale - États-Unis, Administration, Discrimination raciale, Justice pénale - Administration - États-Unis, Justice pénale, Discrimination dans l'application des lois, United States of America, Criminal procedure, Criminal law, Racial discrimination
Places: United States