345.73/05 Kennedy, Randall,, 1954- Race, crime, and the law / Randall Kennedy. - lst ed.. - New York : Pantheon Books, c1997. xiv, 538 p. ; 25 cm. Content notes : 1. The race question in criminal law : changing the politics of the conflict -- 2. History : unequal protection -- 3. History : unequal enforcement -- 4. Race, law, and suspicion : using color as a proxy for dangerousness -- 5. Race and the composition of juries : setting the ground rules -- 6. Race and the composition of juries : the peremptory challenge -- 7. Race and the composition of juries : from antidiscrimination to imposing diversity -- 8. Playing the race card in a criminal trial -- 9. Race, law, and punishment : the death penalty -- 10. Race, law, and punishment : the war on drugs. 0679438815 9780679438816 * Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States. African Americans - Civil rights. African American criminals.