The Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System
War Crimes & the Black Community, 1960-1990
Abstract
The high rates of Black arrests and incarceration from 1960-1990 were a direct result of deliberate government policies and a zealous criminal justice system, under the patriotic umbrella of the War on Crime. This stateside war shared a lot of similarities with the Vietnam war happening simultaneously: racism and extreme cruelty towards those seen as the enemy, deprecation of the others' culture, forceful use of a militarized police with combat experience, repeated failure to observe human rights, and mass incarceration. Unfortunately, this conflict continued long after the Vietnam war ended. Ronald L. Morris reviews those dark times, analyzing their causes, short- and long-term effects, and calls for change.
Schlagworte
criminal justice failures War Crimes judicial indifference excessive police brutality racist injustice zealous police enforcement human rights abuses- i–viii Preface i–viii
- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 239–244 Conclusion 239–244
- 245–246 Appendix 245–246
- 247–264 Bibliography 247–264
- 265–274 Index 265–274
- 275–276 About the Author 275–276