Black Males and the Criminal Justice System.

Author/creator Williams, Jason M., 1986-
Other author Kniffley, Steven, Jr., 1985-
Format Electronic
PublicationMilton : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright Date©2020
Description1 online resource (139 pages)
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
African American men--Social conditions.
African American prisoners.
African American criminals--Rehabilitation.
United States--Race relations.

Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Laying the Foundation of Punishment Against Black Males -- Introduction -- The Foundation of Mass Incarceration: The Racist Legacy of Slavery -- Civil Rights Era -- The War on Drugs, Mass Incarceration, and Black Men -- The Collateral Consequences of Punishment for Black Men -- Over Penalized at Every Point of Interaction with the Criminal Justice System -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Black Males and their Experiences with Policing Under the "Iconic Ghetto" in Ferguson, Missouri -- Introduction -- The Iconic Ghetto and Internal Colonialism -- Methodology -- Beliefs of Racism -- Negative Experiences with Police -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. From Savages to Super-Predators: Race, Lynching, and the Persistence of Colonial Violence -- Police Violence Is Colonial Violence -- Race Is an Historical Artifact of Colonialism -- The Fundamental Dehumanization of "Niggerfication" -- Freedom, But Not Free -- The Old Jim Crow -- Lynching -- Scientific Racism -- Theological Racism -- "Super-Predators" -- Conclusion: Racist Police Violence Is Colonial Violence -- Bibliography -- 4. Perceptions of Black Male Disproportionality in the Criminal Justice System -- Introduction -- Review of Literature -- Methodology -- Presentation of the Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Black Males and Courts -- Racial Disparity -- Black Male Criminal Justice Statistics -- Impact of Racial Disparity within the Criminal Justice System -- Prosecutors -- Judges -- Juries -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Prison Health and Black Males -- Introduction -- Status of Healthcare in U.S. Prisons -- Clinical Care Approaches -- Multigenerational Incarceration-Family Impact -- Best Practice Recommendations.
Contents Conclusion -- References -- 7. Black Male Mental Health and Prison -- Introduction -- Coercive Mobility -- The Psychological Adaptation to Incarceration -- Minority Stress -- Hypermasculinity in Context -- Cross-Cohort Socialization -- Conclusion -- References -- 8. Failures of Reintegration and the Return to Prison -- Race and Stigmatization -- Race and Reentry -- Reentry and Recidivism for Black Males -- Housing, Residential Mobility, and Social Capital -- Conclusion -- References -- 9. Racial Politics and Policies of Reentry -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10. Institutionalized Mental Trauma and Generational Transmission -- Parents in the Prison System -- Intergenerational Trauma and Black Families with Incarcerated Fathers -- Trauma -- Etiology of Trauma -- Generational Transmission of Trauma -- Relational Transmission of Trauma -- Biological Transmission of Trauma -- Psychological Transmission of Trauma -- Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma in Black Families -- References -- Index.
Abstract Relying on a multidisciplinary framework of inquiry and critical perspective, this edited volume addresses the unique experiences of Black males within various stages of contact in the criminal justice system. It provides a comprehensive overview of the administration of justice, mental and physical health issues faced by Black males, and reintegration into society after system involvement. Recent events--including but by no means limited to the shootings of unarmed Black men by police in Ferguson, Missouri; Baltimore; Minneapolis; and Chicago--have highlighted the disproportionate likelihood of young Black males to encounter the criminal justice system. Black Males and the Criminal Justice System provides a theoretical and empirical review of the need for an intersectional understanding of Black male experiences and outcomes within the criminal justice system. The intersectional approach, which posits that outcomes of societal experiences are determined by the way the interconnected identities of individuals are perceived and responded to by others, is key to recognizing the various forms of oppression that Black males experience, and the impact these experiences have on them and their families. This book is intended for students and scholars in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, race/ethnic studies, legal studies, psychology, and African American Studies, and will serve as a reference for researchers who wish to utilize a progressive theoretical approach to study social control, policing, and the criminal justice system.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Williams, Jason M. Black Males and the Criminal Justice System. Milton : Routledge, ©2019 9781138697355
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ISBN9781315522005 (electronic bk.)
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ISBN1315522012
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ISBN9781315521985
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ISBN1315521997
Standard identifier# 10.4324/9781315522012.
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