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1 online resource (310 pages). |
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Critical America Series |
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Critical America.
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| Contents |
Introduction; The Black rage defense, 1846 : the trial of William Freeman; The Black rage defense, 1971; The law : its myths and rituals; Black rage 1971 : the case of James Johnson, Jr.; James Johnson's workers' compensation case; Racism, rage, and criminal defenses; To use or not to use the Black rage defense; Race, class, and the trials of Clarence Darrow; A survey of Black rage cases; Urban war zones; White rage--hate crimes; White rage--do prisons cause crime?; The cultural defense and the trials of Patrick Hooty Croy; "Remake the world". |
| Summary |
In 1971, Paul Harris pioneered the modern version of the black rage defense when he successfully defended a young black man charged with armed bank robbery. Dubbed one of the most novel criminal defenses in American history by Vanity Fair, the black rage defense is enormously controversial, frequently dismissed as irresponsible, nothing less than a harbinger of anarchy. Consider the firestorm of protest that resulted when the defense for Colin Ferguson, the gunman who murdered numerous passengers on a New York commuter train, claimed it was considering a black rage defense. In this thought-pro. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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Extenuating circumstances -- United States.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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Racism -- United States.
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African Americans -- Psychology.
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Defense (Criminal procedure) -- United States.
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United States -- Race relations.
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Law.
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African Americans -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst00799664
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799698
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Defense (Criminal procedure) (OCoLC)fst00889602
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Extenuating circumstances. (OCoLC)fst00918918
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Paul. Black Rage Confronts the Law. New York : NYU Press, ©1997 9780814735275 |
| ISBN |
9780814744765 (electronic bk.) |
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0814744761 (electronic bk.) |
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