Systemic Racism and Mass Incarceration in America
Words: 735 1179In the realm of law enforcement literature, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander stands out as a profound examination of systemic racism within the American criminal justice system. The book argues that mass incarceration functions as a contemporary tool of racial control, analogous to the Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation and discrimination. Alexander's thesis posits that the War on Drugs has disproportionately impacted communities of color, leading to a cycle of […]