TY - BOOK ID - 49332093 TI - Black and blue : how African Americans judge the U.S. legal system AU - Gibson, James L. AU - Nelson, Michael J. PY - 2018 SN - 0190865253 0190865237 0190865245 PB - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Discrimination in justice administration KW - Race discrimination KW - African Americans KW - Law and legislation KW - Civil rights. KW - United States. KW - United States KW - Race relations. KW - Race discrimination in justice administration KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Supreme Court (U.S.) KW - Chief Justice of the United States KW - Supreme Court of the United States KW - 美國. KW - Race question UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:49332093 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. ER -