Criminal Justice Issues and the African American Community

Criminal Justice Issues and the African-American Community Continuing its focus on generating research about regional, national, and international issues relevant to the African-American community, the DuBois Institute of Clark Atlanta University in this volume tackles the impact of the criminal justice system on black citizens. Professor Komanduri S. Murty-Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Clark Atlanta University-has assembled 17 essays organized under these six categories: .Felon Disfranchisement .Death Penalty .Domestic Violence .Community Policing .Impact of Incarceration, Imprisonment, and Police Contact .Criminal Justice Reforms Scholars, law enforcement officials and judges have prepared a variety of observations and prescriptions, and readers will benefit too from the discussant reports included at the end.