Race, Crime and Criminal Justice - 9780230220294

'This is a provocative book that illustrates the complexities inherent in attempting to understand the role that race plays in crime and criminal justice in European and non-European countries...renowned scholars from 13 countries highlight similarities and differences in definitions of race, the availability of race-based crime statistics, and the race-related issues that animate debate and influence policy. This book should, be required reading for anyone interested in comparative crime and crimini justice.'ù Cassia Spohn, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona Stai University, USA

'A comprehensive, historically contextualised and contemporary analysis (the presence û and absence û of the relationship between race, crime and. the administration of criminal justice internationally. It is a wide-ranging collection written accessibly and providing a wealth of empirical information on the populist and political dynamics of racism and its institutionalisation within nation-states.'ù Phil Scraton, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queen's University Belfast, UK

In some parts of the world, race is a key social variable in criminological debates on crime and criminal justice practice. Yet, little has been studied regarding the issues of race and crime internationally. This collection fills that gap, drawing upon perspectives from 13 countries across 4 continent to provide a comparative assessment on the influence of human variation on crime discourses, offending, experiences of criminal victimization and criminal justice responses in differing societies.

Covering Europe, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Canada and the United States, and drawing on an international line-up of scholars this book examines the similarities and differences of race, crime and criminal justice in international perspective.