The Price of Justice in America (eBook)

INTRODUCTION.. 7PART I: THE RISING RACIAL TENSIONS IN AMERICA.. 9CHAPTER 1: OVERCOMING THE POLICE-CITIZEN DIVIDE.. 11The Number of Citizens Killed by the Police. 12Some Ways to Improve Citizen-Police Relationships. 13CHAPTER 2: REFLECTIONS ON RACISM IN AMERICA.. 15The Fears Underlying Racism.. 15Fixing the System.. 17PART II: PROBLEMS IN THE PRISON SYSTEM... 21CHAPTER 3: WHY PRISONS TODAY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO AMERICA GOING BROKE   23The Extent of the Problem.. 23Some Possible Solutions. 25CHAPTER 4: AN EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL PRISON PROGRAM    27CHAPTER 5: FAMILIES ARE COLLATERAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE HIGH INCARCERATION RATE   31The Forgotten Families. 32Reducing the Collateral Damage. 34PART III: HOMICIDE PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS  37CHAPTER 6: THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE HOMICIDE RATES IN AMERICA   39Five Key Truths about Homicide Patterns in America. 39Some Startling Conclusions about Homicide in America. 41CHAPTER 7: HOW BAD ARE BLACK HOMICIDE RATES?. 43The Major Correlations. 43What These Correlations Show about Crime. 45CHAPTER 8: WHY ARE URBAN BLACKS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENT CRIME?  47Results of the Analysis. 47Reasons for the Results. 48CHAPTER 9: REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME BY RELIEVING BLACK URBAN POVERTY   51The Role of Role Models. 51Some Conclusions and Suggestions. 54CHAPTER 10: HISPANIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIOLENT CRIME   57What the Correlation Results Show.. 57Why the Lack of Correlation?. 58PART IV: HOMICIDE RATES AND DRUGS. 61CHAPTER 11: DRUG OVERDOSES VS. HOMICIDES. 63PART V: HOW THE MEDIA DISTORTS THE NEWS ABOUT CRIME   65CHAPTER 12: HOW THE MEDIA PROMOTES CONFRONTATIONS AND DISTORTS THE NEWS  67Some Examples of Distorting the News. 68The Consequences of Misleading Media Accounts. 70Some Suggestions for Reducing Misleading Accounts in the Media  71CHAPTER 13: WHEN THE MEDIA GOES TOO FAR: COVERING THE TRIAL OF A JUDGE FOR HIS CHILD’S DEATH.. 73CHAPTER 14: WAS THERE JUSTICE? THE RANGE OF ATTITUDES REFLECTED BY JUDGE NARAMORE’S TRIAL FOR HIS CHILD’S DEATH.. 79An Overview of the Case. 80Reactions to the Naramore Case. 81ABOUT THE AUTHOR.. 87