Class, race, gender, & crime: The social realities of justice in America (5th ed.)

Authors

• Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University
• Paul Leighton, Eastern Michigan University
• Allison M. Cotton, Metropolitan State University

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2018

Department/School

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Abstract

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime is a popular, and provocative, introduction to crime and the criminal justice system through the lens of class, race, gender, and their intersections. The book systematically explores how the main sites of power and privilege in the United States consciously or unconsciously shape our understanding of crime and justice in society today. The fifth edition maintains the overall structure of the fourth edition--including consistent headings in chapters for class, race, gender, and intersections--with updated examples, current data, and recent theoretical developments throughout. This new edition includes expanded discussions of police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement, disability, immigration, and queer criminology.

Comments

G. Barak is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology.

This book was featured at EMU's 2019 Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Showcase.

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Recommended Citation

Barak, G., Leighton, P., & Cotton, A. M. (2018). Class, race, gender, & crime: The social realities of justice in America (5th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.