Black silent majority
the Rockefeller drug laws and the politics of punishment
by Michael Javen Fortner
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"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 millions of African Americans--far in excess of their representation in the population as a whole. Michael Javen Fortner [argues] that these punitive policies also enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, who were angry about decline and disorder in their communities. [His book examines] the role African Americans played in creating today's system of mass incarceration"--Dust jacket flap.
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African American criminals, Discrimination in criminal justice administration, Social conditions, Drug control, Middle class, African Americans, African american criminals, African americans, social conditions, Middle class, united states, African americans, new york (state), New york (state), social conditions, New York (State), New York Times reviewedPlaces
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Black silent majority: the Rockefeller drug laws and the politics of punishment
2015, Harvard University Press
in English
0674743997 9780674743991
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-333) and index.
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