Malign Neglect: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America is a book about race in the United States criminal justice system by Michael Tonry, a criminologist at the University of Minnesota. It was published in 1995 by Oxford University Press. In it, Tonry criticizes "tough-on-crime" policies in the United States, arguing that they have had disproportionately negative effects on the education and employment prospects of African-American men.[1]
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| Author | Michael Tonry |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Race in the United States criminal justice system |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Pages | 233 |
| ISBN | 0195104692 |
Reviews
editIn a favorable review, Bethune-Cookman College professor Evelyn Gilbert wrote that Malign Neglect "...persuasively illustrates how the phrase "inner-city racial minorities" has become the generic label for crime and criminals in the waning decades of 20th-century America."[2] In a less favorable review and analysis of the book, Washington College of Law professor Angela J. Davis criticized Tonry for "...his failure to acknowledge the effects of discriminatory prosecutorial practices and sentencing laws."[3]
Impact
editMalign Neglect is credited with inspiring Andrew Sonner's drug-enforcement policy as sheriff of Montgomery County, Maryland, which emphasized police going after dealers and offering treatment to low-level users.[4]
References
edit- ^ Butterfield, Fox (5 October 1995). "More Blacks in Their 20s Have Trouble With the Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Gilbert, Evelyn; Robinson, Matthew B. (1 September 1998). "Book reviews". American Journal of Criminal Justice. 23 (1): 145–156. doi:10.1007/BF02887288. ISSN 1066-2316.
- ^ J, Davis, Angela (1996). "Benign Neglect of Racism in the Criminal Justice System". Michigan Law Review. 94: 6.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mooar, Brian (17 July 1996). "SONNER'S DRUG POLICY PART OF NATIONAL TREND". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
External links
edit- Malign Neglect page on Oxford University Press website