The Color of Crime (Second Edition): Racial Hoaxes, White Fear, Black Protectionism, Police Harassment, and Other Macroaggressions

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The Color of Crime Second Edition Katheryn Russell-Brown a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd iii Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd iii 8/22/08 10:06:13 AM 8/22/08 10:06:13 AM N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2009 by Katheryn Russell-Brown All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Russell-Brown, Katheryn, 1961– The color of crime / Katheryn Russell-Brown. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (Critical America) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-7617-9 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-7617-5 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-7618-6 (pb : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-7618-3 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Discrimination in criminal justice administration—United States. 2. Crime and race—United States. 3. African American criminals. 4. Racism—United States. 5. White criminals. I. Title. HV9950.R87 2008 305.8—dc22 2008023336 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd iv Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd iv 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM To my twin delights, Sasha and Louis Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd v Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd v 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd vi Russell-Brown_pi-x.indd vi 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM 8/22/08 10:06:14 AM ...