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Katheryn Russell-Brown

2004175 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2004
first published
  • 2004New York University Press · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780814775400
  • 2004NYU Press · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780814775417

Challenges the conventional wisdom of criminology on a range of race and crime issues, from outdated research methods that perpetuate stereotypes about African Americans, women, and crime to the over hyped discourse about gangsta rap and law breaking., Russell-Brown challenges the conventional wisdom of criminology. Delves into understudied topics such as victimization rates for Native Americansamong the highest of any racial groupand how racial profiling affects the day-to-day lives of people of color. [Publisher web site].

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