What if our criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish - from the definition of what constitutes a crime...
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Jul 06, 2010
Nina
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I had to read this book for one of my criminal justice classes and I have never forgotten it. Very well written and thought provoking.
Jan 06, 2009
Eric
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A law professor asks his students to design a justice system that, instead of reducing crime, would increase and maintain it, as well as keep prisons full and ensure that crime is committed mostly by the working class. And surprise! His students design the American Justice System. Reiman uses this as a launching point to critique punitive justice and, in the process, provides one of the best arguments I've ever heard for legalizing drugs. It's a must-read for anyone who loves justice, fancy Marx
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Oct 15, 2007
Cindi
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This is a great book about our deception about crime and who really perpetrates the most harmful crimes in this country.
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