The Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System: War Crimes & the Black Community, 1960-1990

by Ronald L. Morris

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781793613202
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/25/2022
Series:	Critical Perspectives on Race, Crime, and Justice
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	284
File size:	489 KB

About the Author

Ronald L. Morris is adjunct professor of criminal justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Rules of Engagement
Chapter 1: Ministries of Terror
Chapter 2: Black People Under the Gun
Chapter 3: Just for That, I'm Gonna Smash Your Face In
Chapter 4: Criminal Court Judges Have a God Complex
Chapter 5: No Convict's Story Ends Happily
Chapter 6: Snoops&Snitches
Chapter 7: Ivory Towers Are White for a Reason
Chapter 8: Results of a Harlem Survey (on the Criminal Justice System)