The racialization of crime and punishment: Criminal justice, color-blind racism, and the political economy of the prison industrial complex

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 625-644

  Brewer, Rose M ^a   Heitzeg, Nancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color blind racism; Critical race theory; Prison industrial complex; Racism and the criminal justice system; Racism and the law

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249085268     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207307745     Document Type: Article

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