The criminal justice system as social policy -- Historical context of African American inequality in Tennessee -- Competing perspectives on social inequality, criminal justice, and race in the United States -- African American disenfranchisement in Tennessee -- Profit-seeking motives and racist policy in Tennessee -- Summary, conclusions, and policy recommendations
Summary
This book examines the national criminal justice system's and the state of Tennessee criminal justice system's policies in terms of how they balance the citizens' need for prisons with the private sector's desire for profits and the policies' effects on the incarceration rate of African American males in the state of Tennessee
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2018)
