Class, Race, Gender, and Crime by Gregg Barak, Paul Leighton,... - 9781442268852

Class, Race, Gender, and CrimeThe Social Realities of Justice in America\nAuthor(s): Gregg Barak, Paul Leighton, Allison Cotton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781442268852, 978-1442268852\nSynopsis\nClass, Race, Gender, and Crime is a popular, and provocative, introduction to crime and the criminal justice system through the lens of class, race, gender, and their intersections. The book systematically explores how the main sites of power and privilege in the United States consciously or unconsciously shape our understanding of crime and justice in society today. \n\nThe fifth edition maintains the overall structure of the fourth editionincluding consistent headings in chapters for class, race, gender, and intersectionswith updated examples, current data, and recent theoretical developments throughout. This new edition includes expanded discussions of police violence and the Black Lives Matter movem.