Class, Race, Gender and Crime: Social Realities of Justice in America examines the dynamics of class, race, and gender as they intersect with the social realities of crime and justice in the U.S. today. Criminologists Barak, Flavin, and Leighton reveal how class, race, and gender operate both separately and in combination to influence individual experience in and of the criminal justice system and larger society. To this end, the authors provide a detailed and nuanced portrait of the multi-layered social reality of crime, incorporating useful historical and contemporary examples as they analyze the twin problems of crime production and crime control. The book examines how these social realities affect the meanings and intentions of justice, law, policing, judicial processing, punishment, victimization, and media representations of crime and crime control. In light of these social realities, the authors then look at similarities and dissimilarities between systems of "equal justice," "restorative justice," and "social justice." In conclusion, they set forth a summary of reforms and policies for crime control and criminal reduction currently under consideration.

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: Social Realities of Justice in America

Politics & Social Sciences

Barak, Gregg

Leighton, Paul

Flavin, Jeanne

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

Illustrates the issue of economic inequality within the American justice system. The best-selling text, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison contends that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish. The authors argue that even before the process of arrest, trial, and sentencing, the system is biased against the poor in what it chooses to treat as crime. The authors show that numerous acts of the well-off--such as their refusal to make workplaces safe, refusal to curtail deadly pollution, promotion of unnecessary surgery, and prescriptions for unnecessary drugs--cause as much harm as the acts of the poor that are treated as crimes. However, the dangerous acts of the well-off are almost never treated as crimes, and when they are, they are almost never treated as severely as the crimes of the poor. Not only does the criminal justice system fail to protect against the harmful acts of well-off people, it also fails to remedy the causes of crime, such as poverty. This results in a large population of poor criminals in our prisons and in our media. The authors contend that the idea of crime as a work of the poor serves the interests of the rich and powerful while conveying a misleading notion that the real threat to Americans comes from the bottom of society rather than the top. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: <ul>
<li> Examine the criminal justice system through the lens of the poor. </li> <li> Understand that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates one’s own sense of fairness. </li> <li> Morally evaluate the criminal justice system’s failures. </li> <li> Identify the type of legislature that is biased against the poor. </li> </ul> Note: MySearchLab with eText does not come automatically packed with this text. To purchase MySearchLab with eText, please visit www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab with eText (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205896103 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205896103.

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Reiman, Jeffrey

Pearson

Supplementary Article for the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

Allyn&Bacon

This best-selling text examines the premise that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish, from the definition of what constitutes a crime through the process of arrest, trial, and sentencing. Also, this text discusses how this bias is accompanied with a general refusal to remedy the causes of crime—poverty, lack of education, and discrimination. The author argues that actions of well-off people, such as their refusal to make workplaces safe, refusal to curtail deadly pollution, promotion of unnecessary surgery, and prescriptions for unnecessary drugs, cause occupational and environmental hazards to innocent members of the public and produce just as much death, destruction, and financial loss as so-called crimes of the poor. However, these acts of the well-off are rarely treated as crimes, and when they are, they are never treated as severely as crimes of the poor. NEW: This text now has a companion 25 article reader: The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Prison: A Reader (ISBN: 0-205-68842-X). Visit this book's website for a full table of contents.

The Rich Get Richer and The Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice (9th Edition)

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<li> Examine the criminal justice system through the lens of the poor. </li>
<li> Understand that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates one’s own sense of fairness. </li>
<li> Morally evaluate the criminal justice system’s failures. </li>
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Sociology

For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren’t the tools of the criminal justice system being used to protect Americans from predatory business practices and to punish well-off people who cause widespread harm? This new edition continues to engage readers in important exercises of critical thinking: Why has the U.S. relied so heavily on tough crime policies despite evidence of their limited effectiveness, and how much of the decline in crime rates can be attributed to them? Why does the U.S. have such a high crime rate compared to other developed nations, and what could we do about it? Are the morally blameworthy harms of the rich and poor equally translated into criminal laws that protect the public from harms on the streets and harms from the suites? How much class bias is present in the criminal justice system – both when the rich and poor engage in the same act, and when the rich use their leadership of corporations to perpetrate mass victimization? 
The Rich Get Richer shows readers that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates citizens’ sense of basic fairness. It presents extensive evidence from mainstream data that the criminal justice system does not function in the way it says it does nor in the way that readers believe it should. The authors develop a theoretical perspective from which readers might understand these failures and evaluate them morally―and they to do it in a short text written in plain language. Readers who are not convinced about the larger theoretical perspective will still have engaged in extensive critical thinking to identify their own taken-for-granted assumptions about crime and criminal justice, as well as uncover the effects of power on social practices. This engagement helps readers develop their own worldview. New to this edition: <ul>
<li>Presents recent data comparing the harms due to criminal activity with the harms of dangerous―but not criminal―corporate actions</li> <li>Updates statistics on crime, victimization, incarceration, wealth, and discrimination</li> <li>Increased material for thinking critically about criminal justice and criminology</li> <li>Increased discussion of the criminality of middle- and upper-class youth</li> <li>Increased coverage of role of criminal justice fines and fees in generating revenue for government, and how algorithms reproduce class bias while seeming objective</li> <li>Streamlined and condensed prose for greater clarity</li>
</ul>

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice

Routledge

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America is a systematic examination of the impact of class, race and gender on criminological theory and the administration of criminal justice. These topics represent the main sites of inequality, power, and privilege in the U.S., which define societyOs understanding, consciously or unconsciously, of who is a criminal and how society should deal with them. The text is ordered around short, lucid introductions to the key concepts of class, race/ethnicity, gender and their intersections. Subsequent chapters use these concepts as subheadings to structure topics related to criminology, victimization and each phase of the administration of criminal justice: practices of law making, law enforcement, adjudication, sentencing, and punishment. Significantly, the authors provide a history to contextualize contemporary data and policy debates, which they observe through the lens of social justice. The book concludes with a review of the evolution of justice in America, along with an evaluation of alternative crime reduction policies, intended to further realize the goals and aspirations of 'liberty, justice, and equality for all.'

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

A decade after its first publication, Class, Race, Gender, and Crime remains the only non-edited book to systematically address the impact of class, race, and gender on criminological theory and all phases of the administration of criminal justice, including its workers. These topics represent the main sites of inequality, power and privilege in the U.S., which consciously or unconsciously shape people's understandings of who is a criminal and how society should deal with them. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and revised. Maintaining the accessible, high-interest narrative from previous editions, it incorporates current data, recent theoretical developments, and new examples ranging from Bernie Madoff and the recent financial crisis to the increasing impact of globalization, in addition to classic examples. This edition also features a revised structure to better tailor the book for use in the classroom. Part I now provides an introduction to criminology and criminal justice. Part II introduces foundational information on the key concepts of class and economic privilege, race/ethnicity and white privilege, gender and male privilege, and the intersections of these privileges. And Part III examines victimization, criminal law, criminal prosecution, and punishment, looking at each through the lenses of class, race, and gender.

For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren’t the tools of the criminal justice system being used to protect Americans from predatory business practices and to punish well-off people who cause widespread harm? 
This new edition continues to engage readers in important exercises of critical thinking: Why has the U.S. relied so heavily on tough crime policies despite evidence of their limited effectiveness, and how much of the decline in crime rates can be attributed to them? Why does the U.S. have such a high crime rate compared to other developed nations, and what could we do about it? Are the morally blameworthy harms of the rich and poor equally translated into criminal laws that protect the public from harms on the streets and harms from the suites? How much class bias is present in the criminal justice system―both when the rich and poor engage in the same act, and when the rich use their leadership of corporations to perpetrate mass victimization? 
The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Prison shows readers that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates citizens’ sense of basic fairness. It presents extensive evidence from mainstream data that the criminal justice system does not function in the way it says it does nor in the way that readers believe it should. The authors develop a theoretical perspective from which readers might understand these failures and evaluate them morally―and they do it in a short text written in plain language. 
Readers who are not convinced about the larger theoretical perspective will still have engaged in extensive critical thinking to identify their own taken-for-granted assumptions about crime and criminal justice, as well as uncover the effects of power on social practices. This engagement helps readers develop their own worldview. 
New to this edition: 
• Presents recent data comparing the harms due to criminal activity with the harms of dangerous―but not criminal―corporate actions 
• Updates research on class discrimination at every stage of the criminal justice system 
• Updates statistics on crime, victimization, incarceration, and wealth 
• Increased material for thinking critically about criminal justice and criminology 
• New material on global warming and why Black Lives Matter protests did not cause increases in crime in 2020 
• Expanded discussion of marijuana and drug legalization 
• Stronger chapter overviews, clearer chapter structure and expanded review questions 
• Streamlined and condensed prose for greater clarity.

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Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: Social Realities of Justice in America

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison (10th Edition)

Supplementary Article for the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

The Rich Get Richer and The Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice (9th Edition)

Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, The Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package (10th Edition)

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America

Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice

The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Thinking Critically About Class and Criminal Justice