W.E.B. Du Bois on Crime and Justice

Shaun L. Gabbidon is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Public Affairs, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, USA. He has published widely and authored and edited several books related to race, ethnicity, crime and justice.

’This book provides an intelligent, engaging and unique evaluation of a pioneering scholar. By emphasising the significance of Du Bois’ work to contemporary criminology, Dr Gabbidon has ensured that his text is of considerable value to scholars not only in the USA but on a global level.’ Muzammil Quraishi, University of Salford, UK 'Part of Ashgate’s Interdisciplinary Research Series in Ethnic, Gender, and Class Relations, Shaun Gabbidon’s book on W. E. B. Du Bois and crime provides an original and innovative window into this little known area of Du Bois’s research and thought. Though a few other social scientists have briefly explored Du Bois’s criminological work, this is the first major overview book...Gabbidon provides much evidence, drawing on original sources, to back up his contention that Du Bois did important research on and theorizing about U.S. crime, especially as it affected Black Americans. He shows how in many ways Du Bois anticipated later theories of crime in Western criminology.' Criminal Law & Social Change

• Contents: Foreword; Series Editor's preface; Preface; Biographical sketch of W.E.B. Du Bois; Early statements on crime and justice; The Atlanta school of social scientific research; Later statements on crime and justice; W.E.B. Du Bois and the criminal justice system; Du Bois's place in American criminology; W.E.B. Du Bois on crime and justice: a modern-day application; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.