Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
Provides an introduction to the law of race in the United States, focusing on the development of America’s criminal justice system since Reconstruction. Examines ongoing debates over whether “mass incarceration” amounts to an instrument of racial control. Considers the relationship between American race legislation and changing definitions of citizenship at key moments in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Case studies include immigration restriction, the death penalty, criminal procedure, and national security policing before and after 9/11