Author Description

"Comprehensive and balanced, The Color of Justice is the definitive book on current research and theories of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's criminal justice system. The authors synthesize the best and most recent research on patterns of criminal behavior and victimization, police practices, court processing and sentencing, the death penalty, and correctional programs - giving you the facts and theoretical foundation to make your own informed decisions about discrimination in the system."--Jacket.