TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibson,James L.
AU  - Nelson,Michael J.
TI  - Black and blue : how African Americans judge the U.S. legal system 
T2  - Oxford scholarship online
SN  - 9780190865252 
AV  - KF4755 .G53 2018
U1  - 347.73 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London
PB  - Oxford University Press 
KW  - United States
KW  - Supreme Court
KW  - Discrimination in justice administration
KW  - Race discrimination
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Race relations
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190865214.001.0001
ER  -