Race and Crime - Softcover

Shaun L. Gabbidon is Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg. He earned his PhD in Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gabbidon has served as a fellow at Harvard University’s W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research and as an adjunct faculty member in the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of interest include race and crime, criminal justice and criminology pedagogy, and private security.  Professor Gabbidon is the author of more than 100 scholarly publications, including 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books. 

"There are not many criminal justice texts specifically designed to address issues of race and crime for an upper level undergraduate course.  Therefore, this text covers a wealth of information in a very clear, concise, and easily accessible manner.  It deconstructs complex issues and presents them in a manner for students to easily grasp and comprehend.  The text does an excellent job of balancing historical and contemporary issues of race and crime.  It also does a great job of covering several aspects of the criminal justice system."

"The depth and breadth of coverage is great. I particularly like the subtopics considered in many of the chapters."

"I really like this book.  The book is well written, is written in a clear and concise way, and covers material that is not covered in other books.  I also like the boxes and tables."

"This text seems to have more extensive coverage on specific items such as theory, victimization and policing. Unique strengths of this book: it (1) commences with an overview of race and crime; (2) provides valid and critical information in chapter 2 in order for the audience to critically understand the theoretical perspective described in the book; (4) presents the rest of the chapters in chronologically and progressively organized in terms of "criminal justice"; and (5) provides a study site for both the students and the instructor."

"I have truly loved utilizing this textbook for my courses, and will continue to do so..."

"This is the most thorough book that I have found thus far in regard to Race and Crime.  Additionally, I believe that it provides students with an excellent opportunity to learn and understand the subject matter."