Crook County : racism and injustice in America's largest criminal court /

Van Cleve, Nicole Gonzalez,

Crook County : racism and injustice in America's largest criminal court / Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve. - xvi, 252 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.

Introduction : opening the courthouse doors -- Separate and unequal justice -- Of monsters and mopes : racial and criminal "immorality" -- Race in everyday legal practices -- There are no racists here : prosecutors in the criminal courts -- Rethinking Gideon's army : defense attorneys in the criminal courts -- Conclusion : racialized punishment in the courts.

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Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Illinois--Cook County.
Racism--Illinois--Cook County.
Criminal courts--Illinois--Cook County.
Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Illinois--Cook County.


Illinois--Cook County.

KF 1799 .C62 / C728 2017