Criminal Justice Issues And The African-American Community

Continuing its focus on generating research about regional, national, and international issues relevant to the African-American community, the DuBois Institute of Clark Atlanta University in this volume tackles the impact of the criminal justice system on black citizens.

Professor Komanduri S. Murty-Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Clark Atlanta University-has assembled 17 essays organized under these six categories:

. Felon Disfranchisement
. Death Penalty
. Domestic Violence
. Community Policing
. Impact of Incarceration, Imprisonment, and Police Contact
. Criminal Justice Reforms

Scholars, law enforcement officials and judges have prepared a variety of observations and prescriptions, and readers will benefit too from the discussant reports included at the end.