
The Color of Crime, Third Edition
Racial Hoaxes, White Crime, Media Messages, Police Violence, and Other Race-Based Harms
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The Color of Crime, Third Edition
Racial Hoaxes, White Crime, Media Messages, Police Violence, and Other Race-Based Harms
About this book
How we can understand race, crime, and punishment in the age of Black Lives Matter When The Color of Crime was first published in 1998, it was heralded as a path-breaking book on race and crime. Now, in its third edition, Katheryn Russell-Brown's book is more relevant than ever, as police killings of unarmed Black civilians—such as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Daniel Prude—continue to make headlines around the world. She continues to ask, why do Black and white Americans perceive police actions so differently? Is white fear of Black crime justified?With three new chapters, over forty new racial hoax cases, and other timely updates, this edition offers an even more expansive view of crime and punishment in the twenty-first century. Russell-Brown gives us much-needed insight into some of the most recent racial hoaxes, such as the one perpetrated by Amy Cooper. Should perpetrators of racial hoaxes be charged with a felony? Further, Russell-Brown makes a compelling case for race and crime literacy and the need to address and name White crime. Russell-Brown powerfully concludes the book with a parable that invites readers to imagine what would happen if Blacks decided to abandon the United States. Russell-Brown explores the tacit and subtle ways that crime is systematically linked to people of color. The Color of Crime is a lucid and forceful volume that calls for continued vigilance on the part of scholars, policymakers, journalists, and others in the age of Black Lives Matter.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Definitions, Statistics, and Issues
- 2. Media Messages
- 3. History’s Strange Fruit
- 4. Racial Discrimination, Racial Profiling, and Racial Monitoring
- 5. Racial Hoaxes
- 6. White Crime
- 7. Race and Crime Literacy
- 8. The Soul Savers
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A: Data Snapshots on Race and Crime
- Appendix B: Racial Hoax Cases
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author