Black and blue: how African Americans judge the U.S. legal system

The legal system and its African American constituents -- Inter-racial differences in the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Group identities and experiences with legal authorities -- Have Ferguson, et al., contaminated black support for legal institutions? -- Symbols of justice or of social co...

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Authors: Gibson, James L. 1951- (Author) ; Nelson, Michael J. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
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Keywords:
United States > Supreme Court
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States
African Americans > Civil rights
Discrimination in justice administration > United States
United States > Race relations
USA > Schwarze > Gericht > Legitimationskrise
USA > Schwarze > Rassendiskriminierung > Justizverwaltung
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Summary:The legal system and its African American constituents -- Inter-racial differences in the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Group identities and experiences with legal authorities -- Have Ferguson, et al., contaminated black support for legal institutions? -- Symbols of justice or of social control? legal authority and the views of African Americans -- Change in the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Questions : answered and unanswered
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index
Physical Description:xxii, 196 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780190865221
9780190865214