"Perhaps the most explosive and troublesome phenomenon at the nexus of race and crime is the racial hoax - a contemporary version of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Exa

"A powerful, engaging book that critiques the history of race, law, and justice by examining where race lives and breathes across the U.S. criminal-legal system

This edited volume explores the dynamics of race, crime, and the criminal justice system in the United States today. The book gives equal attention to the links

In this authoritative volume, race and ethnicity are themselves considered as central organizing principles in why, how, where and by whom crimes are committed

Americans fear crime, are rattled by race and avoid honest discussions of both.