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SAGE PUBLISHING Race Crime And Resistance 2011 Edition Hardbound by Patel
In a post-Macpherson, post-9/11 world, criminal justice agencies are adapting their responses to criminal behaviour across diverse ethnic groups. Race, Crime and Resistance draws on contemporary theory and a range of case studies to consider racial inequalities within the criminal justice system and related organisations. Exploring the mechanisms of discrimination and exclusion, the book goes beyond superficial assumptions to examine the ensuing processes of mobilisation and resistance across disadvantaged groups. Empirically grounded and theoretically informed, the book critically unpicks the persisting concepts of race and ethnicity in the perceptions and representations of crime. Articulate and sensitive, the book clarifies complex ideas through the use of chapter summaries, case studies, further reading and study questions. It is essential reading for students and scholars of criminology, race and ethnicity, and sociology. Introduction: Constructing the Race-Crime Problem Racialised others and the roots of a racist rationale The problem with racialised constructions of crime Racial profiling in a post-Macpherson era Discourse, method, race, crime and resistance Book structure and content Crime Science? The presentation of black criminality Science, genetics and racial profiling Questioning 'race talk' The Politics of Hate Contextualising the politics of hate I hate you so much right now: affect and hate From the centre to the margins ... and back again Policing Racism or Policing Race? Strained relations and Macpherson Black people within police environments: custody and career Learning lessons from Macpherson? Courtin' Justice Racial bias and the tipping of Portia's scales Fair courtroom personnel, fair courtroom justice? Beyond the docks Proportionate Punishment? Situating disciplinary racism Reproducing racial boundaries Control racism and punishment Sovereignty and asylum detention Victims' Rights and the Challenge of Discrimination Resistance and collective mobilisation Rethinking political identities Unsettling traditional modes of politics Forms of Resistance Contextualising race and resistance Discourse, racism, essentialism and anti-essentialism Muslim resistance: from Rushdie to the Danish cartoon protests Researching the Agenda Generating knowledge on race and crime Barriers in researching race matters Presenting accurate and meaningful data Conclusion: Re-Constructing Race and Crime Reconsidering 'scientific' racism The question of races Biopolitics Racialised governmentality and the legacy of institutional racism Resistance