"What if our criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish - from the definition of what constitutes a crime through the ...
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Sep 25, 2010
Cassandra
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I love this book. It might be over ten years old, but everything in it is still useful today. This is a very sad thing, since Reiman suggests reforms that will fix many of the problems that face the Criminal justice system today. And yet, no one really listened to him!! I think this book should be required reading for classes that deal with criminal justice and criminology.
Dec 17, 2009
Steven
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This book reinforced the idea that our criminal justice system solves nothing; not true; it displaces class antagonism from the bourgeoisie to the "criminal class". This may not be intentional, but as a side effect of the system, the masses of our nation are more afraid of a percieved threat from below, then from the real threat of exploitation from above.
Dec 17, 2009
Jamie
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An engaging look into America's economic and social policies that perpetuate a vicious cycle of poverty, violence and crime.
May 07, 2010
criminology,grad school,criminal justice,social classes,social policy,ideology,non-fiction
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