Gabbidon - Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime

Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime, Third Edition is an ideal starting point for those interested in examining how well criminological theory contextualizes racial and ethnic disparities. A perfect addition to either crime theory or race and crime courses, this is the only text to look at the array of explanations for crime as they relate to racial and ethnic groups. Each chapter includes a historical review of each theoretical perspective and how its original formulation and more recent derivatives account for racial/ethnic differences, and a consideration of potential weaknesses or criticisms of each theory in Gabbidons effort to determine the success of these criminological perspectives. This third edition has been updated throughout, with the major addition of race-centered perspectives in .

Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice at Penn State Harrisburg. He has also served as a fellow at Harvard Universitys W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, and has taught at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Gabbidon is the author of more than 100 scholarly publications including more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books. Dr. Gabbidon can be contacted at

Edited by Shaun L. Gabbidon, Penn State Harrisburg

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Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime, Third Edition by Shaun Gabbidon

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gabbidon, Shaun L., 1967
Criminological perspectives on race and crime / Shaun L. Gabbidon.
Third edition.
pages cm. (Criminology and justice studies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Crime and race.2.CriminologyPhilosophy.3.Discrimination in criminal justice administration.4.Ethnopsychology.I.Title.
HV6191.G33 2015
364.3'4dc23
2014032969

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As I noted in the first edition of this work, the idea for this book has its origins in Coramae Richey Manns classic text, Unequal Justice: A Question of Color (1993). As a graduate student, I can recall reading ; Leiber 2008). To say the least, the response to the first two editions was overwhelming! In addition to strong sales and scholarly reviews, I received emails and had personal conversations with countless colleagues from around the world who were appreciative of the work. Consequently, on the heels of this positive feedback, Routledge decided to publish this third edition.