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OverviewActivated by injustice, members of over-policed communities lead the current movement for civil rights in the United States. Responding to decades of abuse by law enforcement and an excessive criminal justice system, activists protested police brutality in Ferguson, organized against stop-and-frisk in New York City, and fueled the rise of Black Lives Matter. Yet, scholars did not anticipate this resistance, instead anticipating the political withdrawal of marginalized citizens. In Mobilized by Injustice, Hannah L. Walker excavates the power of criminal justice to inspire political action. Mobilization results from the belief that one's experiences are a consequence of policies that target people like one's self on the basis of group affiliation like race, ethnicity and class. In order to identify how individuals connect their experiences to a collective struggle, Walker centralizes the voices of those most impacted by criminal justice, pairing personal narratives with analysis of several surveys. She finds that the mobilizing power of the criminal justice system is broad, crosses racial boundaries and extends to the loved ones of custodial citizens. Mobilized by Injustice offers a compelling account of the criminal justice system as a spark for the formation of a movement with the potential to remake American politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hannah L. Walker (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 24.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 15.90cm Weight: 0.504kg ISBN: 9780190940645ISBN 10: 0190940646 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 22 April 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis thesis is particularly timely and will interest readers looking to explore the societal consequences of a renewed national focus on civil rights. * G. Christensen, CHOICE * Author InformationHannah L. Walker is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. Her research examines the impact of the criminal justice system on American democracy with special attention to minority and immigrant communities. Previously, she served as a post-doctoral fellow with the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University, and received her PhD in 2016 from the University of Washington. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |