Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime is an introduction to crime and the criminal justice system through the lens of class, race, gender, and their intersections. The book explores how power and privilege shape our understanding of crime and justice. The fifth edition features new material on police violence and Black Lives Matter, disability, and more.

Author: Gregg Barak, Paul Leighton, Allison Cotton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 03/15/2018
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781442268852
ISBN10: 1442268859
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Criminology
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- Social Science | Penology

About the Author
Gregg Barak is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of a number of books, including most recently his award winning book, Unchecked Corporate Power: Why the Crimes of Multinational Corporations Are Routinized Away and What We Can Do About It (2017). Paul Leighton is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Eastern Michigan University. He is author or co-author of several books, including Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge and The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice. Allison Cotton is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She is author of the book Effigy: Images of Capital Defendants.