@article{717943, note = {Includes index.}, author = {Jones-Brown, Delores D., and Frazier, Beverly D., and Brooks, Marvie,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/717943}, title = {African Americans and criminal justice : an encyclopedia /}, abstract = {This encyclopedia comprises descriptive essays documenting the ways in which people of African descent have been victimized by oppressive laws enacted by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States. It presents a frank and comprehensive view of how Americans of African descent have come to be viewed as synonymous with criminality, representing an essential learning resource for all American citizens, regardless of race or age.}, recid = {717943}, pages = {1 online resource (xiv, 631 pages) :}, }