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Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

Two Volume Set
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April 2009 | 1 024 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

"The organization of the reader's guide—especially the groupings of landmark cases, race riots, and criminology theories—is impressive … Other related titles lack the breadth, detail, and accessibility of this work … Recommended for all libraries; essential for comprehensive social studies collections."
—Library Journal

As seen almost daily on local and national news, race historically and presently figures prominently in crime and justice reporting within the United States, in the areas of hate crimes, racial profiling, sentencing disparities, wrongful convictions, felon disenfranchisement, political prisoners, juveniles and the death penalty, and culturally specific delinquency prevention programs.

The Encyclopedia of Race and Crime covers issues in both historical and contemporary context, with information on race and ethnicity and their impact on crime and the administration of justice. These two volumes offer a greater appreciation for the similar historical experiences of varied racial and ethnic groups and illustrate how race and ethnicity has mattered and continues to matter in the administration of American criminal justice.

Key Features

  • Covers a number of broad thematic areas: basic concepts and theories of criminal justice; the police, courts, and corrections; juvenile justice; public policy; the media; organizations; specific groups and populations; and specific cases and biographies
  • Addresses such topics as gender, hate/bias crimes, immigrant experiences, international and cross-cultural issues, race and gangs, and race and law,
  • Presents experiences of all major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., including Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, and Ethnic Whites, as well as religious minorities, such as Muslims
  • Includes coverage of recent incidents like the alleged rape of a black female North Carolina Central University student by white male members of the Duke University Lacrosse Team;, the Jena 6 incident; the Tulia, Texas drug arrests; the Rodney King beating; the O. J. Simpson trials in the 1990s; and more recent racial profiling incidents
  • Two appendices provide information on locating and interpreting statistical data on race and crime, as well as detailed instructions on how to access statistical data on the web for such specific areas as arrests, drugs, gang membership, hate crimes, homicide trends, juvenile justice, prison populations, racial profiling, the death penalty, and victimization

Because the topic of race and crime is of wide interest and relevance, entries in this Encyclopedia are written in an accessible style to appeal to a broad audience, making it a welcome addition to academic and public libraries alike.


"This set also offers an intriguing look at the effect of race and crime in related areas, e.g., post-Hurricane Katrina criminal behavior, correctional facilities, and disaster management."

K. Evans
Indiana State University

"....The organization of the reader’s guide—especially the groupings of landmark cases, race riots, and criminology theories—is impressive. Bottom Line Other related titles lack the breadth, detail, and accessibility of this work.... Recommended for all libraries; essential for comprehensive social studies collections."—Daniel Sifton, Cariboo Regional Dist. Lib., Williams Lake, B.C.

Daniel Sifton
Cariboo Regional Dist. Lib., Williams Lake, B.C.
Library Journal
Key features
  • Comprehensive in nature, the two volumes cover a number of broad thematic areas:  basic concepts and theories of criminal justice; the police, courts, and corrections; juvenile justice; public policy; the media; organizations; specific groups and populations; and specific cases and biographies.
  • Specific entries cover such topics as gender, hate/bias crimes, immigrant experiences, international and cross-cultural issues, race and gangs, race and law, and much more.
  • Authoritative coverage is ensured by 380 signed entries with accompanying cross references and bibliographies and suggested readings to guide readers to more in-depth sources and classics in the field.
  • The volumes include experiences of all major racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. (Asians, Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, Ethnic Whites) as well as religious minorities, such as Muslims.
  • Two appendices provide information on locating and interpreting statistical data on race and crime, as well as detailed instructions on how to access statistical data on the web for such specific areas as arrests, drugs, gang membership, hate crimes, homicide trends, juvenile justice, prison populations, racial profiling, the death penalty, and victimization.
  • Because the topic is of wide interest and relevance, entries have been written in an accessible style to appeal to a wide audience, including not only scholars and students in academic libraries but also a lay audience in public libraries.
  • To maximize access, the encyclopedia is available in both print and electronic versions.

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