Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System
How does the Israeli criminal justice system treat its most significant minority group—the Arabs? This book explores the functioning of Israel's criminal justice system in the context of the volatile relationship between Jews and Arabs in Israel and the conflict between Jews and the Palestinians of the occupied territories. Examining decisions at each juncture of the system, the authors study the question of whether the system treats Arabs fairly and equally or discriminates against them.

Aware of the potentially volatile nature of the subject, the authors have taken care to make the book methodologically sound and their findings level-headed. Their study shows that despite legislative efforts to protect minority rights and treat all citizens as equals, these goals are not always achieved. Arabs are treated differently in the criminal justice system.

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Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System
How does the Israeli criminal justice system treat its most significant minority group—the Arabs? This book explores the functioning of Israel's criminal justice system in the context of the volatile relationship between Jews and Arabs in Israel and the conflict between Jews and the Palestinians of the occupied territories. Examining decisions at each juncture of the system, the authors study the question of whether the system treats Arabs fairly and equally or discriminates against them.

Aware of the potentially volatile nature of the subject, the authors have taken care to make the book methodologically sound and their findings level-headed. Their study shows that despite legislative efforts to protect minority rights and treat all citizens as equals, these goals are not always achieved. Arabs are treated differently in the criminal justice system.

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Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System

Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System

Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System

Justice for All?: Jews and Arabs in the Israeli Criminal Justice System

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How does the Israeli criminal justice system treat its most significant minority group—the Arabs? This book explores the functioning of Israel's criminal justice system in the context of the volatile relationship between Jews and Arabs in Israel and the conflict between Jews and the Palestinians of the occupied territories. Examining decisions at each juncture of the system, the authors study the question of whether the system treats Arabs fairly and equally or discriminates against them.

Aware of the potentially volatile nature of the subject, the authors have taken care to make the book methodologically sound and their findings level-headed. Their study shows that despite legislative efforts to protect minority rights and treat all citizens as equals, these goals are not always achieved. Arabs are treated differently in the criminal justice system.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275959081
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/20/1998
Pages: 152
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

ARYE RATTNER is Professor of Sociology at the University of Haifa. He has written numerous articles on wrongful conviction and eyewitness identification and is coauthor of the book Convicted But Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy (1996).

GIDEON FISHMAN is Professor of Sociology at the University of Haifa. He is co-founder and co-director of the Minerva Center for Youth Policy at the University. He is the author of numerous articles on crime trends, stereotypes, violent behavior, and suicidal behavior.

Table of Contents

Preface
Israeli Society
Racial and Ethnic Injustice
Data and Methods
At the Mercy of the Israeli Criminal Justice System
Doing Time
Palestinian Offenders and Israeli Justice
Injustice as a Legitimation for Illegal Behavior
The Rule of Law—Applied and Perceived by Jews and Arabs
Appendix
References
Index

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