Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00006100312017-11-17Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveledBarnes, Robin D.Racialized narrativesCriminal justice systemRace relations in the United StatesThis article question the underlying assumptions and, therefore, potential effectiveness of Anthony Alfieri�s recent essay, �Defending Racial Violence. Alfieri�s proposal, in the form of an enforceable rule, would likely wind up on a collision course with principles underlying the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The article demonstrates the level of confusion that develops from rules that too easily or arbitrarily frustrate the legitimate interests of attorneys and clients in pursuing the best criminal defense. It also recommends providing carefully constructed, simulated exercises for classroom dialogue in ethics courses as a viable, alternative method for introducing a race - conscious ethic to young lawyers that does not run afoul of basic constitutional freedoms. The article disagrees with Alfieri�s conclusion that �defense lawyers find scarce opportunity to contest the dominant narratives embedded in laws, institutional practices, and legal relations, even when those narratives inscribe negative racial stereotypes.� The article concludes that the history and evolution of the entire system of criminal justice in this country dictates greater reliance upon mainstream prescriptions of neutrality rather than race-conscious rules and affirm that on questions concerning injury to black America�s social identity, critics like Alfieri usually fail to consider just how broad the range of race-based assumptions are that ground representations of moral agency.Editora Unoesc2012text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=4552852(Revista) ISSN 1519-5899(Revista) ISSN 2179-7943Espaço Jurídico, ISSN 2179-7943, Vol. 13, Nº. 3, 2012, pags. 45-56engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Racialized narratives
Criminal justice system
Race relations in the United States

Racialized narratives
Criminal justice system
Race relations in the United States
Barnes, Robin D.
Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

This article question the underlying assumptions and, therefore, potential effectiveness of Anthony Alfieri�s recent essay, �Defending Racial Violence. Alfieri�s proposal, in the form of an enforceable rule, would likely wind up on a collision course with principles underlying the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The article demonstrates the level of confusion that develops from rules that too easily or arbitrarily frustrate the legitimate interests of attorneys and clients in pursuing the best criminal defense. It also recommends providing carefully constructed, simulated exercises for classroom dialogue in ethics courses as a viable, alternative method for introducing a race - conscious ethic to young lawyers that does not run afoul of basic constitutional freedoms. The article disagrees with Alfieri�s conclusion that �defense lawyers find scarce opportunity to contest the dominant narratives embedded in laws, institutional practices, and legal relations, even when those narratives inscribe negative racial stereotypes.� The article concludes that the history and evolution of the entire system of criminal justice in this country dictates greater reliance upon mainstream prescriptions of neutrality rather than race-conscious rules and affirm that on questions concerning injury to black America�s social identity, critics like Alfieri usually fail to consider just how broad the range of race-based assumptions are that ground representations of moral agency.

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Barnes, Robin D.

Barnes, Robin D.

Barnes, Robin D.

Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

Interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

interracial violence and racialized narratives: discovering the road less traveled

Editora Unoesc

2012

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