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Colorblind

Indigenous and Black Disproportionality Across Criminal Justice Systems

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  • © 2023

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Authors:
  1. Bryan Warde

    1. Lehman College of the City University Of New York, New York, USA

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  • Builds a more historically informed understanding of how and why racialized carceral systems exist today
  • Offers a unique comparative focus
  • Illustrates the interconnected nature of settler colonialism, ethnicity, race, and punishment

Part of the book series: Critical Criminological Perspectives (CCRP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 285-287
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This book uses settler colonialism, critical race, and tribal critical race theories to examine the relationship between settler colonialism and Indigenous and Black disproportionality in the criminal justice systems of the English-speaking Western liberal democracies of the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia. It argues that the colonial legacies of the respective countries established a set of subjugating strategies that continue to manifest today in criminal justice disproportionality. Erroneously thought of as a concluded historical event, the modern manifestation of the subjugating strategies is embodied in punitive law enforcement actions disproportionately targeting Indigenous and Black bodies. This book examines how we got to this point in history, opening the door for a discourse on how we might untether the respective criminal justice systems from their colonial practices in the name of social justice. Finally, the book offers educational opportunities for sociologists, criminologists, social workers, criminal justice reform advocates, and other stakeholders.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lehman College of the City University Of New York, New York, USA

    Bryan Warde

About the author

Bryan Warde is a professor in the social work program at Lehman College of the City University of New York, USA. He is a licensed clinical social worker with a PhD in social welfare. Colorblind is Dr. Warde’s third book.

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