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Kevin B. Smith, "The Jailer's Reckoning: How Mass Incarceration Is Damaging America" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Evaluating the Watts Riots: Systemic Racial Issues

This chapter analyzes the Watts riots of 1968, examining the systemic problems of policing and racial bias that sparked the unrest. It also discusses the failures of governmental interventions and the role of mass incarceration in maintaining societal hierarchies, particularly affecting impoverished and racial minority populations.

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