Police brutality, racial profiling, and discrimination in the criminal justice system / / Stephen Egharevba, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910153208103321
• Autore: Egharevba Stephen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hershey, PA : , : Information Science Reference, , [2017]; �2017
• ISBN: 9781522510895; 9781522510888
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 371 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
• Collana: Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS) Book Series
• Disciplina: 363.2/3089
• Soggetti: Racial profiling in law enforcement; Police brutality; Discrimination in criminal justice administration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Premier reference source"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Understanding fairness, equality, and police legitimacy / Stephen Egharevba -- Perception of race discrimination by the police in Europe / Daniel Larsson, Ulrika Schmauch -- Preference does not have to be personal: explaining police perception within a cross-cultural perspective in Finland / Stephen Egharevba -- Police legitimacy conflicting centres: policing in Southern Africa / Kudakwashe Chirambwi -- Crime witnesses' non-cooperation in police investigations: causes and consequences in Nigeria / Usman Adekunle Ojedokun -- The color of victimology: an analysis of race and crimes / Kyrie Hernandezpeterson -- Absence of crime in African migrants' gambling and policing in Finland: an analysis / Perpetual Crentsil -- The spiral effect of incarceration: bridging the gap between inmates and families / Ekunwe Ikponwosa, Stephen Egharevba -- Authority and legitimacy: a quantitative study of youth's perceptions on the Brazilian police / Nikolaos Stamatakis -- Defining and understanding the development of juvenile delinquency from an environmental, sociological, and theoretical perspective / Peter Arthur Barone -- Minorities in the criminal courts adjudication: perceptions of fairness and equality of treatment / Ron Ousley -- Migrants and effective legal ; representation in criminal cases via legal aid systems / Demetra F. Sorvatzioti --; The mass incarceration of undocumented Latinos/as in the prison-immigration industrial complex: the collateral consequences / Roberto Jose Velasquez -- Exploring the complexities associated to victimization: addressing media sensationalism and race / Erica Hutton.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly material on social problems involving victimization of minorities and police accountability and presenting relevant perspectives on a global and cross-cultural scale"--Provided by publisher.