The fear of too much justice : race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts / Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak.
Title:
The fear of too much justice : race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts / Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak.
ISBN:
9781620970256
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Publication Information:
New York : The New Press, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
xvi, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
The myth of the adversary system -- The all-powerful prosecutor -- A poor person's justice -- Judges and the politics of crime -- The whitewashed jury -- Courts of profit -- The madness of measuring mental disorders -- An excess of punishment -- More justice, less crime.
Summary:
"A legendary lawyer and a legal scholar reveal the structural failures that undermine justice in our criminal courts. The Fear of Too Much Justice offers a timely, trenchant, firsthand critique of our criminal courts and points the way toward a more just future." -- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1382262639
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