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Race and Crime

Geographies of Injustice

By: Elizabeth Brown,George Barganier

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Race and Crime

Geographies of Injustice

By: Elizabeth Brown,George Barganier

Criminal justice practices such as policing and imprisonment are integral to the creation of racialized experiences in U.S. society. Race as an important category of difference, however, did not arise here with the criminal justice system but rather with the advent of European colonial conquest and the birth of the U.S. racial state. Race and Crime examines how race became a defining feature of the system and why mass incarceration emerged as a new racial management strategy. This book reviews the history of race and criminology and explores the impact of racist colonial legacies on the organization of criminal justice institutions. Using a macrostructural perspective, students will learn to contextualize issues of race, crime, and criminal justice. Topics include: How “coloniality” explains the practices that reproduce racial hierarchies The birth of social science and social programs from the legacies of racial science The defining role of geography and geographical conquest in the continuation of mass incarceration The emergence of the logics of crime control, the War on Drugs, the redefinition of federal law enforcement, and the reallocation of state resources toward prison building, policing, and incarceration How policing, courts, and punishment perpetuate the colonial order through their institutional structures and policies Race and Crime will help students understand how everyday practices of punishment and surveillance are employed in and through the police, courts, and community to create and shape the geographies of injustice in the United States today.

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Univ of California Press

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ISBN 10

0520967402

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9780520967403

Laboratory for Liberty

The South Carolina Legislative Committee System 1719–1776

By: George Edward Frakes

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Laboratory for Liberty

The South Carolina Legislative Committee System 1719–1776

By: George Edward Frakes

This comprehensive study highlights the importance of legislative and extralegal committees in the political and institutional development of early American history, showing how the colonial experience modified a basic British institution, using it in the cause of legislative supremacy and, eventually, independence. The book illuminates the role played by committees in the growth of colonial self-government, tracing the committee system to its origins in the parliamentary committees of medieval England, then following the permutations of the committee system through the decades in which self-government emerged in South Carolina. Solid, penetrating, the book offers new depths of insight into an important process that had vital importance to the growth of representative government in America.

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173

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813187982

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9780813187983

Prejudice in the Press?

Investigating Bias in Coverage of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Religion

By: George Yancey,Alicia L. Brunson

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Prejudice in the Press?

Investigating Bias in Coverage of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Religion

By: George Yancey,Alicia L. Brunson

Charges of "fake news" tend to be politically motivated whether made by Republicans or Democrats. Yet the potential for media bias is real and deserves an honest assessment. Using an audit technique--providing journalists with similar scenarios but altering key details--the authors evaluate whether reporters and editors write different narratives depending on the characteristics of the principle issues in the story. The results indicate that race, gender, sexuality and religion have little effect on whether a story will be covered, but do color the story that is written. Data suggest that news personnel may be operating in ways that promote progressive political leanings. The results of this study are important for journalists seeking to move closer to objective standards of reporting.

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187

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McFarland

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1476671486

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9781476671482

When Detroit Played the Numbers

Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City

By: Felicia B. George

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When Detroit Played the Numbers

Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City

By: Felicia B. George

The true story of how Detroit entrepreneurs created a thriving—if illegal—lottery system to support themselves and uplift their communities. A testament to the tenacious spirit embodied in Detroit culture and history, this account reveals how numbers gambling, initially an illegal enterprise, became a community resource and institution of solidarity for Black communities through times of racial disenfranchisement and labor instability. Author Felicia B. George sheds light on the lives of Detroit's numbers operators—many self-made entrepreneurs who overcame poverty and navigated the pitfalls of racism and capitalism by both legal and illegal means. Illegal lottery operators and their families and employees were often exposed to precarity and other adverse conditions, and they profited from their neighbors' hope to make it through another day. Despite scandal and exploitation, these operators and their families also became important members of the community, providing steady employment and financial support for local businesses. This book provides a glimpse into the rich culture and history of Detroit's Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods, linking the growing gambling scene there with key characters and moments in local history, including Joe Louis's rise to fame and the recall of a mayor backed by the Ku Klux Klan. In succinct and engrossing chapters, George explores issues of community, race, politics, and the scandals that sprang up along the way, discovering how "playing the numbers" grew from a state-proclaimed crime to an encouraged legal activity.

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228

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Wayne State University Press

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081435078X

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9780814350782

A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses

By: George A. Katchmer

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A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses

By: George A. Katchmer

Long before sound became an essential part of motion pictures, Westerns were an established genre. The men and women who brought to life cowboys, cowgirls, villains, sidekicks, distressed damsels and outraged townspeople often continued with their film careers, finding success and fame well into the sound era--always knowing that it was in silent Westerns that their careers began. More than a thousand of these once-silent Western players are featured in this fully indexed encyclopedic work. Each entry includes a detailed biography, covering both personal and professional milestones and a complete Western filmography. A foreword is supplied by Diana Serra Cary (formerly the child star "Baby Peggy"), who performed with many of the actors herein.

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489

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McFarland

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1476609055

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9781476609058

Some Kind of Hero

The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

By: Matthew Field,Ajay Chowdhury,George Lazenby

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Some Kind of Hero

The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

By: Matthew Field,Ajay Chowdhury,George Lazenby

For over 50 years, Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions has navigated the ups and downs of the volatile British film industry, enduring both critical wrath and acclaim in equal measure for its now legendary James Bond series. Latterly, this family run business has been crowned with box office gold and recognised by motion picture academies around the world. However, it has not always been plain sailing. Changing financial regimes forced 007 to relocate to France and Mexico; changing fashions and politics led to box office disappointments; and changing studio regimes and business disputes all but killed the franchise. And the rise of competing action heroes has constantly questioned Bond’s place in popular culture. But against all odds the filmmakers continue to wring new life from the series, and 2012’s Skyfall saw both huge critical and commercial success, crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre. Some Kind of Hero recounts this remarkable story, from its origins in the early ‘60s right through to the present day, and draws on hundreds of unpublished interviews with the cast and crew of this iconic series.

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751

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The History Press

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0750966505

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9780750966504

Callin Family History - 1911

By: George W. Callin

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Callin Family History - 1911

By: George W. Callin

This is a reproduction of the original Callin Family History compiled and printed by George W. Callin in 1911. This paperback reproduction is intended to preserve the work for new generations and replace aging and damaged copies of the original. The contents have NOT been updated or revised - they are as George printed them in 1911, with minor copy corrections.

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Lulu.com

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1312941006

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9781312941007

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A Chronicle of Secession

By: George F. Harrington

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A Chronicle of Secession

By: George F. Harrington

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752553162

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9783752553161

Mississippi in 1875. Report of the Select Committee to Inquire Into the Mississippi Election of 1875 with thw Testimony and Documentary Evidence

Vol. II

By: George Sewall Boutwell

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Mississippi in 1875. Report of the Select Committee to Inquire Into the Mississippi Election of 1875 with thw Testimony and Documentary Evidence

Vol. II

By: George Sewall Boutwell

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3385530547

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9783385530546

The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup

By: George Baber Atkisson

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The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup

By: George Baber Atkisson

Only three things matter to Billie: her horse, her writings, and JD. But JD, the strong and introspective farm boy growing up in the shadow of his alcoholic father, has yet to determine what he wants out of life, and no one seems to expect much out of himespecially Billies wealthy parents. It appears that JD is set to run with the hounds until an unexpected benefactor steps up to redirect his route. Though bound together by their love for each other, poetry, and the great outdoors, its their opposing views on God that ultimately influence the choices JD and Billie will make. For Billie, trying to understand God is like describing a rose to a blind person. If she can succeed in this task, perhaps she would believe. Set in rural Virginia in the aftermaths of World Wars I and II, The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup chronicles the escapades of two unlikely friends as they grow and mature in this coming-of-age story. Their friendship sustains them through the darkest times, but it is their search for God that ultimately impacts how they live and love.

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Xlibris Corporation

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198450990X

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9781984509901

Book's by George Ferguson

Race and Crime

Race and Crime

Laboratory for Liberty

Laboratory for Liberty

Prejudice in the Press?

Prejudice in the Press?

When Detroit Played the Numbers

When Detroit Played the Numbers

A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses

A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses

Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

Callin Family History - 1911

Callin Family History - 1911

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Inside

Mississippi in 1875. Report of the Select Committee to Inquire Into the Mississippi Election of 1875 with thw Testimony and Documentary Evidence

Mississippi in 1875. Report of the Select Committee to Inquire Into the Mississippi Election of 1875 with thw Testimony and Documentary Evidence

The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup

The Chalice and the Stirrup Cup

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