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Locking up our own : crime and punishment in Black America /

"In recent years, America's criminal justice system has become the subject of an increasingly urgent debate. Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As [law professor] James Forman Jr. points out, however, the war on...

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Main Author:	Forman, James, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Criminal justice, Administration of > United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States. Life and death, Power over. African American judges. African American politicians. African American police. United States > Race relations. Social justice > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.

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