Crook County : racism and injustice in America's largest criminal court /
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : opening the courthouse doors -- Separate and unequal justice -- Of monsters and mopes : racial and criminal "immorality" -- Race in everyday legal practices -- There are no racists here : prosecutors in the criminal courts -- Rethinking Gideon's army : defense attorneys in the criminal courts -- Conclusion : racialized punishment in the courts : a call to action.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Illinois--Cook County. Racism--Illinois--Cook County. Criminal courts--Illinois--Cook County. Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Illinois--Cook County. LAW--Criminal Law--General. Criminal courts. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc. Racism.