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The Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society (Paperback)The Punitiveness Report. HARD HIT: The Growth of Imprisonment of Women, 1977–2004
Because of mandatory sentencing for non-violent crimes, a large number of African American males will have no future voting privileges , and limited access to the economic systems since they are marked as "Convicted Felons"). It now appears that African American Females are also being disproportionably incarcerated. This will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the future of the Black Community, both politically and economically. Is there a way to offset the effect of this cycle of incarceration. Maybe some kind of amnesty ?.......... (Read More).
Publications of interest for your Consideration:
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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America (Hardcover)
by Jonathan Kozol
Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men
by Peter Edelman, Harry J. Holzer, and Paul Offner (Paperback - Jan 5, 2006)
Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (Hardcover)
by Cornel West
Islam in the African-American Experience (Paperback)
by Richard Brent Turner, Richard Brent
The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty (Hardcover)
Lawrence Otis Graham
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