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Mad Or Bad?
Melissa Thompson
其他書名
Race, Class, Gender, and Mental Disorder in the Criminal Justice System
出版
LFB Scholarly Pub.
, 2010
主題
Social Science / Criminology
Social Science / Discrimination
True Crime / General
ISBN
1593323328
9781593323325
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WIkbAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
"Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, African American defendants may be portrayed as "normal" criminals who are held to a different level of responsibility than non-African Americans. Each chapter concludes with review and research questions to facilitate class use." --Book Jacket.
