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The many colors of crime

by Ruth D. Peterson, John Hagan, Ruth Peterson, Lauren Krivo

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Considering race and ethnicity as organising principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed and enforced, this volume argues that dimensions of race and ethnicity condition the very laws that make certain behaviours criminal, and the determination of who becomes a victim of crime under which circumstances.

CrimeDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationMinoritiesCauses & prevention of crimeEthnic studiesCriminologySocial ScienceSociologyUnited StatesUSAMinority Studies - GeneralDiscrimination & Racism