Synopses & Reviews
". . . Minorities and Criminality provides a cameo of valuable information about the relationship between minority status and criminality and the interaction of minorities with the criminal justice system. . . . A key strength of this book is that it provides a great deal of insight into the proclivities of different minority groups to engage in different types of criminal behavior. . . . This book would make an excellent source for persons newly becoming acquainted with the nature, scope, and dynamics of minority crime and victimization." Criminal Justice Review
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
The Victimization of Minorities
The Minority Victim of Crime and Injustice Historically
Criminal Victimization of Minorities Today
The Criminality of Minorities
The Scope and Character of Ethnic Minority Crime
Explanatory Approaches into the Criminality of Minorities
Contemporary Issues inCriminality Among Minority Groups
The Dynamics of Black Crime
Hispanics and Crime
Native American Criminality
Minorities and Organized Crime
The Delinquency of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Race and the System of Criminal Justice
Differential Enforcement of the Law
Incarceration of Minorities
The Future of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Minority Groups
Looking Ahead in Addressing Minorities Crime, and Criminal Justice
Selected Bibliography
Index