Mobilized by Injustice: Criminal Justice Contact, Political Participation, and Race

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Hannah L. Walker (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University)

Mobilized by Injustice

Criminal Justice Contact, Political Participation, and Race

Hannah L. Walker (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
29 January 2020

Comparative politics; Elections & referenda; Human rights; Political oppression & persecution; Criminal justice law

Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development

Activated by injustice, members of over-policed communities lead the current movement for civil rights in the United States. Responding to decades of abuse by law enforcement and an excessive criminal justice system, activists protested police brutality in Ferguson, organized against stop-and-frisk in New York City, and fueled the rise of Black Lives Matter. Yet, scholars did not anticipate this resistance, instead anticipating the political withdrawal of marginalized citizens. In Mobilized by Injustice, Hannah L. Walker excavates the power of criminal justice to inspire political action. Mobilization results from the belief that one's experiences are a consequence of policies that target people like one's self on the basis of group affiliation like race, ethnicity and class. In order to identify how individuals connect their experiences to a collective struggle, Walker centralizes the voices of those most impacted by criminal justice, pairing personal narratives with analysis of several surveys. She finds that the mobilizing power of the criminal justice system is broad, crosses racial boundaries and extends to the loved ones of custodial citizens. Mobilized by Injustice offers a compelling account of the criminal justice system as a spark for the formation of a movement with the potential to remake American politics.

By: Hannah L. Walker (Assistant Professor of Political Science Assistant Professor of Political Science Rutgers University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780190940645
ISBN 10: 0190940646
Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 29 January 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hannah L. Walker is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. Her research examines the impact of the criminal justice system on American democracy with special attention to minority and immigrant communities. Previously, she served as a post-doctoral fellow with the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University, and received her PhD in 2016 from the University of Washington.

Reviews for Mobilized by Injustice: Criminal Justice Contact, Political Participation, and Race

This thesis is particularly timely and will interest readers looking to explore the societal consequences of a renewed national focus on civil rights. * G. Christensen, CHOICE *