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- Title
CONFRONTING RACE: HOW A CONFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS CONVINCED NORTH CAROLINA TO GO WHERE THE MCCLESKEY COURT WOULDN'T.
- Authors
O'Brien, Barbara; Grosso, Catherine M.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the reason behind the passing of Racial Justice Act (RJA) regarding the racial discrimination in the capital punishment in the state of North Carolina. It mentions that RJA movement was a united social movement by the many legal organization and individuals for limiting the impact of race on the criminal justice system. It also mentions that RJA minimizes the chances of racial discrimination in the cases of death penalty in criminal justice.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; RACISM in criminology; SOCIAL movements; CAPITAL punishment; CRIMINAL justice system
- Publication
Michigan State Law Review, 2011, Vol 2011, Issue 3, p463
- ISSN
2693-1206
- Publication type
Article