The color of crime
racial hoaxes, white fear, black protectionism, police harassment, and other macroaggressions
by Katheryn K. Russell
Perhaps the most explosive and troublesome phenomenon at the nexus of race and crime is the racial hoax - a contemporary version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Examining both White-on-Black hoaxes such as Susan Smith's and Charles Stuart's claims that Black men were responsible for crimes they themselves committed, and Black-on-White hoaxes such as the Tawana Brawley episode, Russell illustrates the formidable and lasting damage that occurs when racial stereotypes are manipulated and exploited for personal advantage. She shows us how such hoaxes have disastrous consequences and compellingly argues for harsher punishment for offenders.
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Afro-American criminals, Crime and race, Racism, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, African american criminals, Discrimination sexuelle dans l'administration de la justice pénale, Criminalité et race, Racisme, Kriminalität, Ethnische Beziehungen, Racism in criminal justice administration, Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration, Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale, Racisme dans l'administration de la justice pénale, Criminels noirs américains, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural, Discrimination & Race Relations, Minority StudiesPlaces
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The color of crime: racial hoaxes, white fear, black protectionism, police harassment, and other macroaggressions
1998, New York University Press
in English
0814774717 9780814774717
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index.
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