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

Title
Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee : 1960-2014 / Gerald K. Fosten.
Author
Fosten, Gerald K.
Publication
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]

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Description
xv, 131 pages : tables; 24 cm
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
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-125) and index.
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.
Call Number
Sc E 18-1064
ISBN
  • 9781498559201
  • 1498559204
LCCN
2017043351
OCLC
1005684244
Author
Fosten, Gerald K., author.
Title
Social inequality, criminal justice, and race in Tennessee : 1960-2014 / Gerald K. Fosten.
Publisher
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-125) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 18-1064
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