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Crime, Drugs, And Race, Wornie L. Reed Sep 1991

Crime, Drugs, And Race, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

The crime and criminal record statistics of black Americans are frightening; and they keep getting worse. These figures, of course, give us pause. Yet, it must be kept in mind that none of these figures demonstrates that blacks as a race are more prone to crime. Rather, the figures show that the average black person in the United States is more likely than the average white person to be so situated in the social structure that he or she is more likely to be involved in crime, with an even higher likelihood of being arrested, convicted, and imprisoned.


African-Americans And The Administration Of Justice, E. Yvonne Moss, Roy Austin, Nolan Jones, Barry A. Krisberg, Hubert G. Locke, Michael L. Radelet, Susan Welch Sep 1991

African-Americans And The Administration Of Justice, E. Yvonne Moss, Roy Austin, Nolan Jones, Barry A. Krisberg, Hubert G. Locke, Michael L. Radelet, Susan Welch

Trotter Review

The status of African Americans in relationship to the administration of justice has improved since the 1940s. Significantly, however, researchers continue to find racial discrimination and racial disadvantage operating in various aspects of the criminal justice process in numerous jurisdictions. Such findings are unacceptable in a society that claims to honor equal justice under law.

This article is reprinted from Summary, Volume 1 of the Assessment of the Status of African-Americans series, published in 1990 by the William Monroe Trotter Institute, University of Massachusetts at Boston, and edited by Wornie L. Reed. Materials included in the article were adapted …


Trends In Homicide Among African-Americans, Wornie L. Reed Sep 1991

Trends In Homicide Among African-Americans, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

Homicide is a particularly significant phenomenon for African Americans because it is the leading cause of death for young black men and women. Blacks, who make up some 12% of the population in the country, account for 44% of all murder victims. Thus, reducing homicide deaths among American population groups, particularly among young black males, is a growing public concern. The term homicide refers to any killing of one person by another. In this chapter the phenomenon and the changing trends of homicide among African Americans over the past 30 to 40 years will be examined.


Fourth Amendment--Protective Sweep Doctrine: When Does The Fourth Amendment Allow Police Officers To Search The Home Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Mark J. Sifferlen Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--Protective Sweep Doctrine: When Does The Fourth Amendment Allow Police Officers To Search The Home Incident To A Lawful Arrest, Mark J. Sifferlen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1991

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Initiation, Escalation And Desistance In Juvenile Offending And Their Correlates, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet Van Kammen, David P. Farrington Jan 1991

Initiation, Escalation And Desistance In Juvenile Offending And Their Correlates, Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet Van Kammen, David P. Farrington

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Are There Multiple Paths To Delinquency, David Huizinga, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Anne Wylie Weiher Jan 1991

Are There Multiple Paths To Delinquency, David Huizinga, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Anne Wylie Weiher

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Advancing Knowledge About Co-Offending: Results From A Prospective Longitudinal Survey Of London Males, Albert J. Jr. Reiss, David P. Farrington Jan 1991

Advancing Knowledge About Co-Offending: Results From A Prospective Longitudinal Survey Of London Males, Albert J. Jr. Reiss, David P. Farrington

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Moral Appropriateness, Capital Punishment, And The Lockett Doctrine, Louis D. Bilionis Jan 1991

Moral Appropriateness, Capital Punishment, And The Lockett Doctrine, Louis D. Bilionis

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Sixth Amendment As Constitutional Theory: Does Originalism Require That Massiah Be Abandoned, Martin Bahl Jan 1991

The Sixth Amendment As Constitutional Theory: Does Originalism Require That Massiah Be Abandoned, Martin Bahl

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Notes On The Structure Of A Theory Of Excuses, Michael Corrado Jan 1991

Notes On The Structure Of A Theory Of Excuses, Michael Corrado

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Justifying Searches On The Basis Of Equality Of Treatment, Robert L. Misner Jan 1991

Justifying Searches On The Basis Of Equality Of Treatment, Robert L. Misner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Intensive Probation In California, Joan Petersilia, Susan Turner Jan 1991

An Evaluation Of Intensive Probation In California, Joan Petersilia, Susan Turner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Why Do I Like Broccoli, Maurice B. Jr. Cohill Jan 1991

Why Do I Like Broccoli, Maurice B. Jr. Cohill

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Eliminating The Inadvertent Discovery Requirement For Seizures Under The Plain View Doctrine, Richard J. Hall Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--Eliminating The Inadvertent Discovery Requirement For Seizures Under The Plain View Doctrine, Richard J. Hall

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--Preventing An Abusive Parent From Hiding Behind The Self-Incrimination Privilege, Elizabeth J. Ruffing Jan 1991

Fifth Amendment--Preventing An Abusive Parent From Hiding Behind The Self-Incrimination Privilege, Elizabeth J. Ruffing

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Protection Against Unreasonable Search And Seizure: The Inadequacies Of Using An Anonymous Tip To Provide Reasonable Suspicion For An Investigatory Stop, Orrin S. Shifrin Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--Protection Against Unreasonable Search And Seizure: The Inadequacies Of Using An Anonymous Tip To Provide Reasonable Suspicion For An Investigatory Stop, Orrin S. Shifrin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Sociologist, Barry Krisberg Jan 1991

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been A Sociologist, Barry Krisberg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Aristotle's Paradox And The Self-Incrimination Puzzle, George C. Ii Thomas, Marshall D. Bilder Jan 1991

Aristotle's Paradox And The Self-Incrimination Puzzle, George C. Ii Thomas, Marshall D. Bilder

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Novel Scientific Evidence Of Intoxication: Acoustic Analysis Of Voice Recordings From The Exxon Valdez, J. Alexander Tanford, David B. Pisoni, Keith Johnson Jan 1991

Novel Scientific Evidence Of Intoxication: Acoustic Analysis Of Voice Recordings From The Exxon Valdez, J. Alexander Tanford, David B. Pisoni, Keith Johnson

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews Jan 1991

Book Reviews

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


The Problem Of Motive In Hate Crimes: The Argument Against Presumptions Of Racial Motivation, James Morsch Jan 1991

The Problem Of Motive In Hate Crimes: The Argument Against Presumptions Of Racial Motivation, James Morsch

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Foreword--Evidence, Inference, Rules, And Judgment In Consitutional Adjudication: The Intriguing Case Of Walton V. Arizona, Ronald J. Allen Jan 1991

Foreword--Evidence, Inference, Rules, And Judgment In Consitutional Adjudication: The Intriguing Case Of Walton V. Arizona, Ronald J. Allen

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Search And Seizure Of Property Abroad: Erosion Of The Rights Of Aliens, Leonard X. Rosenberg Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--Search And Seizure Of Property Abroad: Erosion Of The Rights Of Aliens, Leonard X. Rosenberg

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--The Constitutionality Of A Sobriety Checkpoint Program, Bryan Scott Blade Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--The Constitutionality Of A Sobriety Checkpoint Program, Bryan Scott Blade

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourth Amendment--Toward Police Discretion In Determining The Scope Of Administrative Searches, Clayton E. King Jan 1991

Fourth Amendment--Toward Police Discretion In Determining The Scope Of Administrative Searches, Clayton E. King

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fifth Amendment--Videotaping Drunk Drivers: Limitations On Miranda's Protections, Jacques Leboeuf Jan 1991

Fifth Amendment--Videotaping Drunk Drivers: Limitations On Miranda's Protections, Jacques Leboeuf

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Fourteenth Amendment--The Right To Refuse Antipsychotic Drugs Masked By Prison Bars, Patricia E. Sindel Jan 1991

Fourteenth Amendment--The Right To Refuse Antipsychotic Drugs Masked By Prison Bars, Patricia E. Sindel

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Third Party Standing--Next Friends As Enemies: Third Party Petitions For Capital Defendants Wishing To Waive Appeal, Paul F. Brown Jan 1991

Third Party Standing--Next Friends As Enemies: Third Party Petitions For Capital Defendants Wishing To Waive Appeal, Paul F. Brown

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.


Federal Criminal Sentencing: Some Measurement Issues With Application To Pre-Guideline Sentencing Disparity, William Rhodes Jan 1991

Federal Criminal Sentencing: Some Measurement Issues With Application To Pre-Guideline Sentencing Disparity, William Rhodes

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.