TY  - GEN
T1  - Black and blue : how African Americans judge the U.S. legal system
T2  - Oxford scholarship online.
A1  - Gibson, James L., 1951-
A1  - Nelson, Michael J., 1986-
LA  - English
PP  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
YR  - 2018
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/Oxford_subscribe_9780190865252
AB  - It is not hyperbole to proclaim that a crisis of legal legitimacy exists in the relationships between African Americans & the law & legal authorities & institutions that govern them. However, this legitimacy deficit has largely been documented through anecdotal evidence & a steady drumbeat of journalistic reports, but not rigorous scientific research. We posit that both experiences & in-group identities are commanding because they influence the ways in which black people process information, & in particular, the ways in which blacks react to the symbols of legal authority. Based on two nationally-representative samples, this text ties together four dominant theories of public opinion: legitimacy theory, social identity theory, theories of adulthood political socialization & learning through experience, & information processing theories.
NO  - Previously issued in print: 2018.
CN  - KF4755 .G53 2018
SN  - 9780190865252
SN  - 9780190865214
KW  - Discrimination in justice administration : United States.
KW  - Race discrimination : Law and legislation : United States.
KW  - African Americans : Civil rights.
KW  - United States. : Supreme Court.
KW  - United States : Race relations.
KW  - Law.
KW  - Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
ER  -