A pure refraction of reality: Assessing the coverage of racial and ethnic minorities in introductory criminal justice textbooks: A response to Walker and Brown

Walker and Brown (1995) assessed the coverage of racial and ethnic minorities in introductory criminal justice textbooks. They concluded that the coverage provided in 13 books they reviewed was inadequate. This rejoinder suggests that their conclusion was inaccurate in at least one case and that a flawed research design may account for the inaccuracy. It concludes with a brief discussion of the role of the introductory text.