Sociological Justice

by Donald Black

Book Overview

That discrimination exists in courts of law is beyond dispute. In American murder cases, for instance, studies show that blacks who kill a white are much more likely to receive the death penalty than if they kill a black. Indeed, in Georgia, they are 30 times more likely to be condemned, and in Texas a staggering 90 times more likely. Conversely, in Texas, of 143 whites convicted of killing a black, only one was sentenced to die. But how extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195085582
• ISBN13: 9780195085587
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

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Black's contributions here should alter the way practitioners understand legal processes and outcomes. Any lawyer, particularly those in trial law, should study this book!