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Profiling and Criminal Justice in America

by Jeff Bumgarner

2d ed. ABC-CLIO. 2015. 377p. photogs. index. ISBN 9781610698511. $58.

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The author considers how the justice system deliberately weighs factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, and religion. Illustrating with actual court cases, he demonstrates that profiling on the streets, in the courthouse, and in prison affects individual rights. A time line of incidents is included.

Reviewed by Joan Pedzich , Jul 01, 2016

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