A threat to liberty: White privilege and disproportionate minority incarceration

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 53-74

  Pewewardy, Nocona ^a   Severson, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disproportionate minority incarceration rates; Social justice; Social work activism; White privilege

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644618199     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v14n02_03     Document Type: Article

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