Unequal under law : race in the war on drugs

Unequal under law : race in the war on drugs / Doris Marie Provine.

Author/creator	Provine, Doris Marie
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Description	viii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subject(s)	Race discrimination--Law and legislation --United States. Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States. Racism in criminal justice administration--United States. Equality before the law--United States. Drug control--United States. United States--Race relations.

Contents	Racial discrimination in the eyes of the law -- Race in America's first war on drugs -- Negro cocaine fiends, Mexican marijuana smokers, and Chinese opium addicts : the drug menace in racial relief -- Congress on crack : how race-neutral language hides racial meaning -- The racial impact of the war on drugs : how government coped -- Racial justice : the courts consider sentencing disparities.
Local note	Little-346909--305131052460U
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-195) and index.
LCCN	2007006546
ISBN	9780226684604 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226684601 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780226684628 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226684628 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KF 4755 .P76 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold