The Dark Side of the Criminal Justice System: War Crimes &amp; the Black Community, 1960-1990

Ronald L. Morris

doi:10.5771/9781793613202

Summary

The high rates of Black arrests and incarceration from 1960-1990 were a direct result of deliberate government policies and a zealous criminal justice system, under the patriotic umbrella of the War on Crime. This stateside war shared a lot of similarities with the Vietnam war happening simultaneously: racism and extreme cruelty towards those seen as the enemy, deprecation of the others' culture, forceful use of a militarized police with combat experience, repeated failure to observe human rights, and mass incarceration. Unfortunately, this conflict continued long after the Vietnam war ended. Ronald L. Morris reviews those dark times, analyzing their causes, short- and long-term effects, and calls for change.

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Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-1319-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-1320-2
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 276
Product Type: Monograph

1. Dedication No access
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1. 1. 1. A Runaway Train of Government Spending No access
    2. Criminology without a Crime No access
    3. Did Cops Really Hate Black People? No access
    4. Infiltration of the Klan into the Police Departments (and CJS Generally) No access
    5. Who’s Training These Bozos? No access
    6. How Many War Crimes Are Too Many? No access
    7. The Value of Eye Witness Accounts in CJS War Crimes No access
    8. Who’s Getting Left Behind and Why No access
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1. The Gruesome Fantasy World of Law Enforcement No access
2. 1. 1. Definitely Not in the Public Interest No access
    2. Making Allowances for Operational Misunderstandings No access
    3. Where Have We Seen This All Before? No access
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1. Warrior White Nationalist Cop No access
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Appendix No access Pages 245 - 246
Bibliography No access Pages 247 - 264
Index No access Pages 265 - 274
About the Author No access Pages 275 - 276