The fear of too much justice : race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts /
Bright, Stephen B., 1948-
The fear of too much justice : race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts / Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak. - xvi, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-331) and index.
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.
"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"--
9781620970256 1620970252
2022059675
GBC3C7650 bnb
021130610 Uk
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Public prosecutors--United States.
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.
The fear of too much justice : race, poverty, and the persistence of inequality in the criminal courts / Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak. - xvi, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-331) and index.
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.
"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"--
9781620970256 1620970252
2022059675
GBC3C7650 bnb
021130610 Uk
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Public prosecutors--United States.
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.