DiIulio, John. “The Question of Blacks and Crime.”
The Public Interest. #117,
1994. Criminologist DiIulio articulates a conservative view concerning the relationship between race and criminal justice. Argues that racism is not a factor in dispensation of justice.
Hutchinson, Earl Ofari.
The Mugging of Black America.
Chicago: African American Images. 1990. Collection of essays by Hutchinson. Main theme suggests that Black America suffers in a variety of ways from racism.
Israel, Jerold H. and Lafave, Wayne R. Criminal Procedure:
Constitutional Limitations in a Nut Shell.
St. Paul: West Publishing. 1993. Provides very good overview of constitutional issues involved in criminal justice.
Mann, Coramae Richey,
Unequal Justice.
Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1993. In this scholarly book, Mann discusses racial inequities in every facet of the criminal justice system. Full of statistics, but easily readable. Should be required reading for those who teach about the law.
Marable, Manning.
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America.
Boston: South End Press. 1983. Though a bit dated, provides extremely useful information on a wide range of issues confronting Black America. Issues range from incarceration rates to sexism to the impact of capitalism on distressed urban areas. Good reading.
Quinney, Richard.
Class State and Crime.
New York: David McKay Company, 1977. Quinney discusses the intersection of capitalism, criminal justice, and the daunting state apparatus. Argues that minorities and poor people of all colors are at the mercy of the powerful capitalist machine.
Langan, Patrick. “No racism in the justice system.” The Public Interest. No. 11, Fall, 1994. Argues that race is, at best, remotely related to punishment in the criminal justice system. Argues that Whites, in fact, suffer more than Blacks in criminal justice system.
Tonry, Michael.
Malign Neglect: Race, Crime and Punishment in America.
Oxford Press. 1995. Clearly one of the best books on the intersection of race and crime in the United States. Provocative new book which suggests that criminal justice procedures and policies, as presently constructed, are designed to result in the warehousing of minority males in prisons throughout the country. Great reading.
Wilson, Amos.
Black on Black Violence.
New Jersey: Africa World Info Systems. 1992. In this interesting book, Wilson, a psychologist by training, suggests that high levels of Black on Black violence is an intended outcome of White domination. In short, Wilson suggests that 400 years of White on Black violence (i.e. slavery, lynching, etc.), are primarily responsible for increasing levels of Black on Black violence.