Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee : 1960-2014 /

Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee : 1960-2014 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fosten, Gerald K., author.
Imprint:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Description:	xv, 131 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Tennessee. African Americans -- Tennessee -- Social conditions. Prison-industrial complex -- Tennessee. Equality -- United States. African Americans -- Social conditions. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. Equality. Prison-industrial complex. Race relations. United States -- Race relations. Tennessee. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11412880

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ISBN:	9781498559201 1498559204
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Online version: Fosten, Gerald K., author. Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498559218

Table of Contents:

The criminal justice system as social policy
Historical context of African American inequality in Tennessee
Competing perspectives on social inequality, criminal justice, and race in the United States
African American disenfranchisement in Tennessee
Profit-seeking motives and racist policy in Tennessee
Summary, conclusions, and policy recommendations.