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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107835.Courtroom_302_A_Year_Behind_the_Scenes_in_an_American_Criminal_Courthouse?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1171576576m/107835.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107835.Courtroom_302_A_Year_Behind_the_Scenes_in_an_American_Criminal_Courthouse?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/62381.Steve_Bogira">Steve Bogira</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5488743?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>Lessons: the whole justice system is geared towards encouraging plea bargains. There has been unbelievable corruption in Chicago courts. It's hard to convince judges that prisoners are tortured by police. Drug cases flood the courts. Detectives often don't report evidence that suggests those they are investigating are innocent. The criminal legal system is a whirlwind of nastiness. <br/> <br/> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/22752?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>