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Black Male Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice Systems of the USA, Canada, and England: a Comparative Analysis of Incarceration

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Erschienen in: Journal of African American Studies | Ausgabe 4/2013

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The USA, Canada, and England are remarkably similar in that black men are disproportionately represented in their respective criminal justice systems. While this topic generates considerable research interest in the respective countries, there has been no comparative analysis of the systems specific to black male disproportionality in incarceration. Using critical race theory as a conceptual framework, this paper is such an analysis. One important finding of the analysis is that the convergent antecedents to the disproportionality are war on drug policies and accompanying law enforcement actions that disproportionately target young black men from economically disadvantaged urban communities.

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Titel: Black Male Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice Systems of the USA, Canada, and England: a Comparative Analysis of Incarceration
verfasst von: Bryan Warde
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2013
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of African American Studies / Ausgabe 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1559-1646
Elektronische ISSN: 1936-4741
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-012-9235-0

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