Sentencing and punishment Books

Book SynopsisThis book is a must have for inmates and lawyers. It is basically a law library at your fingertips. Prosecutor misconduct has become the center of attention over the past two decades. The newspaper as well as the Federal and State reporters bear testimony to this unsetting trend. This book will guide you in every issue that can be raised against a prosecutor. There isn''t a cite book like this on the market. This book will also guide you in properly putting together a 2254 and 2255 writ petition. Don''t miss this chance to have a law library of your own.

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Book SynopsisMental health laws exist in many countries to regulate the involuntary detention and treatment of individuals with serious mental illnesses. 'Rights-based legalism' is a term used to describe mental health laws that refer to the rights of individuals with mental illnesses somewhere in their provisions. The advent of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities makes it timely to rethink the way in which the rights of individuals to autonomy and liberty are balanced against state interests in protecting individuals from harm to self or others. This collection addresses some of the current issues and problems arising from rights-based mental health laws. The chapters have been grouped in five parts as follows: - Historical Foundations - The International Human Rights Framework and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Gaps Between Law and Practice - Review Processes and the Role of Tribunals - Access to Mental Health Services Many of the chapters in this collection emphasise the importance of moving away from the limitations of a negative rights approach to mental health laws towards more positive rights of social participation. While the law may not always be the best way through which to alleviate social and personal predicaments, legislation is paramount for the functioning of the mental health system. The aim of this collection is to encourage the enactment of legal provisions governing treatment, detention and care that are workable and conform to international human rights documents.Trade Review...a thought provoking book for those with an interest in this field and I would recommend it. Sean McParland Frontline No. 84, Summer 2012Table of ContentsPART 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Rethinking Rights-Based Mental Health Laws Bernadette McSherry and Penelope Weller PART 2 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS 2 Institutionalising the Community: The Codification of Clinical Authority and the Limits of Rights-Based Approaches Philip Fennell 3 Lost in Translation: Human Rights and Mental Health Law Penelope Weller 4 The Fusion Proposal: A Next Step? Neil Rees PART 3 THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 5 The Expressive, Educational and Proactive Roles of Human Rights: An Analysis of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Oliver Lewis 6 Involuntary Treatment Decisions: Using Negotiated Silence to Facilitate Change? Annegret Kampf 7 Abolishing Mental Health Laws to Comply with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tina Minkowitz PART 4 GAPS BETWEEN LAWAND PRACTICE 8 Rights-Based Legalism: Some Thoughts from the Research Genevra Richardson 9 Extra-Legislative Factors in Involuntary Status Decision-Making Ian Freckelton 10 Civil Admission Following a Finding of Unfitness to Plead Jill Peay PART 5 REVIEW PROCESSES AND THE ROLE OF TRIBUNALS 11 Involuntary Mental Health Treatment Laws: The 'Rights' and the Wrongs of Competing Models? Terry Carney 12 Reviews of Treatment Decisions: Legalism, Process and the Protection of Rights Mary Donnelly 13 Mental Health Law and Its Discontents: A Reappraisal of the Canadian Experience Joaquin Zuckerberg 14 Compulsory Outpatient Treatment and the Calculus of Human Rights John Dawson PART 6 ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 15 Rights-Based Legalism and the Limits of Mental Health Law: The United States of America's Experience John Petrila 16 The Right of Access to Mental Health Care: Voluntary Treatment and the Role of the Law Bernadette McSherry 17 Thinking About the Rest of the World: Mental Health and Rights Outside the 'First World'Peter Bartlett

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Book SynopsisThis latest volume in the Penal Theory and Penal Ethics series addresses one of the oldestquestions in the field of criminal sentencing: should an offender's previous convictions affect the sentence? Although there is an extensive literature on the definition and use of criminal history information, the emphasis here is on the theoretical and normative aspects of considering previous convictions at sentencing. Several authors explore the theory underlying the practice of mitigating the punishments for first offenders, while others put forth arguments for enhancing sentences for recidivists.Trade ReviewThis collection is welcome as it offers insights into the problems facing sentencers and penologists in taking past convictions into account -- Susan Easton * Criminal Law Review *The editors and contributors tackle a particularly thorny issue in this elegant 256-page text: Should an offender's previous convictions affect sentence?.. Professors Roberts and von Hirsch address with signal skill the question of just deserts and proportionality, the progressive loss of mitigation, the issues of first offender discounts.. and the question of deserved punishment when recidivism is demonstrated -- Judge G. Renaud * Criminal Law Quarterly (Volume 59) *the experiences, developments and points of view in other countries, as described in this book, are very valuable to us -- J.A.W. Lensing * Trema Straftoemetings bulletin *In Previous Convictions at Sentencing Roberts and Von Hirsch have brought together a selection of leading thinkers to illuminate an aspect of punishment theory and practice that has largely remained in the shadows despite its obvious importance. An attractive feature of the book, in addition to the thoughtful and penetrating analyses that it contains, is the vigorous exchange of views that takes place between its covers. The editors have not shied away from including perspectives that are at odds with their own, or from revising and reformulating their views, or indeed from finding fault with each other's conclusions. This internal dialogue helps to expose where further critical inquiry would yield the greatest return. -- Ian O'Donnell * Punishment & Society *Table of Contents1 Proportionality and the Progressive Loss of Mitigation: Some Further Reflections Andrew von Hirsch 2 First-Offender Sentencing Discounts: Exploring the Justifi cations Julian V Roberts 3 Recidivism, Retributivism, and the Lapse Theory of Previous Convictions Jesper Ryberg 4 Repeat Offenders and the Question of Desert Youngjae Lee 5 ‘More to Apologise For’: Can We Find a Basis for the Recidivist Premium in a Communicative Theory of Punishment? Chris Bennett 6 The Questionable Relevance of Previous Convictions to Punishments for Later Crimes Michael Tonry 7 Prior-conviction Sentencing Enhancements: Rationales and Limits Based on Retributive and Utilitarian Proportionality Principles and Social Equality Goals Richard S Frase 8 The Illusion of Proportionality: Desert and Repeat Offenders Kevin R Reitz 9 Dimensions of Criminal History: Refl ections on Theory and Practice Martin Wasik 10 The Role of Previous Convictions in England and Wales Estella Baker and Andrew Ashworth 11 Previous Convictions and Proportionate Punishment under Swedish Law Petter Asp 12 Assessing the Impact of a Recidivist Sentencing Premium on Crime and Recidivism Rates Lila Kazemian

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Book SynopsisPunishment Without Crime provides a sweeping and revelatory new account of America''s broken criminal justice system from the perspective of the paradigmatic American crime-the lowly misdemeanor. While felony trials grab headlines, the petty offense system is far more representative of criminal justice as most Americans actually encounter it. Petty offenses make up 80 percent of state and local criminal dockets; over 13 million misdemeanor cases are filed every year, four times the number of felony cases. Misdemeanors are one of the largest and most unappreciated causes of our criminal system''s size and its harshness-and a crucial source of American inequality.Misdemeanor cases are by definition minor, but their impact is not. Each year, the petty offense process sweeps millions of people from arrest to a guilty plea or conviction. In effect, police get to decide who will be convicted of minor crimes, simply by arresting them for offenses like driving on a suspended

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Book Synopsis''A compelling, vividly realised prison drama with a mystery at its heart. Hugely enjoyed it'' Steve Cavanagh, author of Thirteen Jenna knows she didn''t do it. But she is running out of time to prove it . . . A heartbreaking, compulsive thriller with a killer twist! Framed. Imprisoned. Pregnant. Jenna thought she had the perfect life: a loving fiancé, a great job, a beautiful home. Then she finds her stepdaughter murdered; her partner missing. And the police think she did it . . . Locked up to await trial, surrounded by prisoners who''d hurt her if they knew what she''s accused of, certain someone close to her has framed her, Jenna knows what she needs to do: Clear her name Save her baby Find the killer But can she do it in time? Authors love On My Life! ''An angry, powerful read'' Mick Herron, author of London Rules ''I loved it. A Trade ReviewAn angry, powerful read - one of those rare crime novels with more to deliver than routine thrills. -- Mick Herron, author of London RulesI loved it. A searing take on the treatment of women in prison as well as a fast-paced and smart thriller. -- Gillian McAllister, author of No Further QuestionsWhat an amazing, roller-coaster ride and also a searing indictment of the way women are treated in prison. Highly recommended. -- Elly Griffiths, author of The Stranger DiariesON MY LIFE by Angela Clarke is a heart-rending mystery, and an unflinching study of life in the prison system. -- Stuart Neville, author of So Say The FallenMesmerising and unflinching. Angela Clarke's meticulously researched book expertly captures the sense of fear and dog-eat-dog mentality that permeates our institutions. A propulsive, utterly compelling novel. -- Fiona CumminsA compelling, vividly realised prison drama with a mystery at its heart. Hugely enjoyed it. -- Steve Cavanagh, author of ThirteenIt's her best yet. ON MY LIFE is a claustrophobic helter skelter that had me racing to the end to find out who was telling the truth! -- Katerina Diamond, author of The PromiseIntelligent, pacy thriller... Taut, claustrophobic, fast-paced, moving. An incredibly gripping read. -- Will Dean, author of Dark PinesCompelling, intense, and breathtakingly brilliant. -- Angela Marsons, author of the DI Kim Stone novelsThis book was so heaped with tension, threat and menace that I had to read it very quickly! Absolutely engrossing and entertaining as well as being a searing indictment of the penal system. This is an eye-opening, jaw-dropping read that will keep you up to the wee small hours. -- Liz Nugent, author of Skin DeepFrom the very first chapter I was truly captivated... I cannot recommend this book enough. Angela Clarke is a force to be reckoned with. -- Caroline Mitchell, author of Silent VictimLoved this... The pace never drops and the detail of prison life is so moving and brutal. -- Claire McGowan, author of the Paula Maguire seriesIn a word, brilliant... So engaging at times I found it hard to breathe! It kept me up well past lights out several nights in a row. -- James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean seriesAn explosive story of murder, injustice and sheer survival instincts - the fear almost leapt from the page! -- Mel SherrattAngela has knocked it out of the park with this book - it's incredible. Dramatic, unputdownable, heart breaking, utterly compelling - and important. I read it in pretty much one sitting, with my heart in my mouth. Definitely in my Top 3 of the year! -- Louise VossA book to grip you by the throat and haunt your dreams after you have put it down. ON MY LIFE will stay with me for some time. -- Cass GreenA claustrophobic, character-driven tour de force from Angela Clarke. Powerful, affecting and utterly compelling, the plot twists and turns like a corkscrew digging into your brain. Unmissable... -- Neil Broadfoot, author of No Man's LandA thrilling, terrifying novel... I was caught from the first frightening page and the unflinching look at prison life was shocking, addictive and, at times, very moving. The ending left me breathless. -- Kate Helm, author of The Secrets You HideAbsolutely loved ON MY LIFE - a twisty, involving roller-coaster of a read with a powerful social message at its heart. -- Roz Watkins, author of The Devil's DiceI finished Angela's book in one quick gulp. An absolute thrill-ride. I loved the prison setting and the entire cast. Fabulous pacing. -- Jo Spain, author of The ConfessionTense, touching and claustrophobic, Clarke nails the horror of being imprisoned for something you didn't do. A rollercoaster ride of a thriller. -- Ali Knight, author of Before I Find YouAngela Clarke has written a very sensitive, moving and sympathetic look at incarcerated women in ON MY LIFE. Empathy (and good research) on every page -- Sinéad Crowley, author of One Bad TurnThis isn't just a smart, high-tension page turner, it's a book that shines clear bright light on contemporary prison life. -- William Shaw, author of Salt LaneA fantastic story, brilliantly told...a great mystery, a high-stakes personal struggle, and a pile of massive twists. ON MY LIFE is a total triumph. -- Julia Crouch, author of Her Husband's LoverAngela Clarke layers on the tension with this blistering, angry thriller which will change the way you think about women in prison. -- Tammy Cohen, author of They All Fall DownThe new thriller by Angela Clarke packs a powerful punch. An authentic and gripping account of an innocent woman trapped in the prison system. -- Anna Mazzola, author of The Story KeeperA compulsive read with insight into women in the prison system; a mystery that is unpicked with pace and increasing tension. -- Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Guilty OneCompelling, sympathetic and tense, with some wonderfully drawn characters and a truly cinematic ending. -- Rod Reynolds, author of Cold Desert SkyAn unputdownable read about an ordinary woman's worst nightmare, ON MY LIFE is well researched, brilliantly written, scarily realistic and utterly heartbreaking. -- SJI Holliday, author of The LingeringAs dark and twisty as a tornado - Angela Clarke's best yet. -- Mel McGrath, author of Give Me the ChildON MY LIFE is fast paced, twisty and nail biting, but it's so much more too. -- Holly Seddon, author of Don't Close Your EyesA gripping thriller with a shockingly searing insight into prison life for women. Couldn't put this down. -- Luca Veste, author of The Bone KeeperA terrifying and moving story. You won't be able to look away, desperate to see if justice is done. -- Lucy Dawson, author of The DaughterTense, unflinching and heartbreaking. This one kept me up late in the night. Angela Clarke has excelled herself. -- Colette McBethMoving and compassionate... As well as being fast-paced and involving it's a thought-provoking, and at times very tender, read. I found myself hurtling towards the end as the tension ratcheted up. -- Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff HousePacy, addictive... couldn't put it down. Insightful, intelligent and moving with unforgettable characters and a brilliant twist. Stunning! -- Claire Douglas, author of Last Seen AliveON MY LIFE is truly special. On one hand a gut-punching psychological thriller and on the other a haunting exploration of the female prison system. It's a raw, honest and twisty novel about truth and bravery and I couldn't put it down. -- Fran Dorricott, author of After the EclipseClever, gripping and powerful - Angela Clarke's ON MY LIFE is a great read. -- William Ryan, author of A House of GhostsAngela Clarke is an author with something real to say, and a grip that only tightens as she says it. -- Tony Kent, author of Marked For DeathTense and heartbreaking, this is a beautifully constructed thriller. -- Lucy Ayrton, author of One More ChanceON MY LIFE is an exhaustively researched, expertly-crafted and brilliantly-written prison story that places the reader firmly in the room. Angela Clarke movingly chronicles a woman's worst nightmare with a killer-twist at the end. A must-read. -- Howard Linskey, author of The Chosen OnesAn absolute page turner with excellently-realised characters and surprising humour. Even better, it has a huge heart. It will make you think differently about prisons and how pregnant women fare in them. -- Alex Reeve, author of The House on Half Moon StreetReading this book was like being on an emotional rollercoaster: sometimes harrowing, sometimes heart-warming. I was enthralled from start to finish. -- Rachel Abbott, author of Come A Little CloserSuch an expertly executed novel and a thrilling page-turner too. -- Michelle Davies, author of False WitnessAuthentic and bold, with a searing story and cracking characterisation. -- LV HayThis is a fresh, smart and important novel that absolutely stands out from the crowd. Highly recommended. -- Catherine Ryan Howard, author of The Liar's GirlA smart, fast-paced prison thriller with a ticking clock scenario that's at once novel, and as old as humanity. -- Mason Cross, author of the Carter Blake seriesThis is a pacy read about a perfect life gone wrong...I didn't see the twist coming! * Prima *A chilling portrait of prison life, and a brilliantly pacy plot * Sunday Mirror *A twisty thriller that intensifies as it reaches it's conclusion - a clever and compelling read * Woman’s Weekly *The story is so compellingly told that you won't be putting it down * Sunday Express S Magazine *With shocking twists until the very end, you won't want to put this down * Heat *On My Life has all the hallmarks of a classic Angela Clarke novel. She thoughtfully, sensitively and cleverly sheds light on the hidden world behind bars, but never lets the pace flag for one second. It's a blistering thriller with a big heart -- Marnie Riches, bestselling author of TightropeSome books are hard to put down - this is one of them...With a twisting tale that races to a tense conclusion, this is a compelling and vivid read * Woman & Home *Well researched and shocking, this is both a gripping thriller and an indictment of prison policy * Literary Review *

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Book SynopsisThousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible. In Barred, legal scholar Daniel S. Medwed argues that our justice system's stringent procedural rules are largely to blame for the ongoing punishment of the innocent. Those rules guarantee criminal defendants just one opportunity to appeal their convictions directly to a higher court. Afterward, the wrongfully convicted can pursue only a few narrow remedies. Even when there is strong evidence of a miscarriage of justice, rigid guidelines, bias, and deference toward lower courts all too often prevent exoneration. Offering clear explanations of legal procedures alongside heart-wrenching stories of their devastating impact, Barred exposes how the system is stacked against the innocent and makes a powerful call for change.

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Book SynopsisWhy did people who didn't trust government to regulate the economy or provide daily services nonetheless believe that it should have the power to put its citizens to death? That question is at the heart of this book, a powerful, wide-ranging examination of the place of the death penalty in American culture and how it has changed over the years.Trade Review"Executing Freedom is a truly extraordinary book. It offers a remarkable reading of the resonance of America's death penalty and some of the deepest strains in our culture, in particular beliefs about negative freedom. In addition, LaChance offers important lessons for abolitionists, warning that the problems in the death penalty system are not simply its assault on human dignity or its arbitrary and flawed administration, but rather its failure to generate the meaning that modern citizens crave. From start to finish, this book provides a sophisticated and persuasive analysis of the cultural life of capital punishment."--Austin Sarat "author of Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty "

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Book SynopsisWhat can forgiveness achieve in this age of resentment?

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Book SynopsisMartha Minow is a voice of moral clarity: a lawyer arguing for forgiveness, a scholar arguing for evidence, a person arguing for compassion.Jill LeporeTrade Review"May one be pardoned and retain the offense?‚ (Hamlet)... For what offenses and under what conditions should a just legal system offer forgiveness? This is a legal minefield through which When Should Law Forgive? provides an indispensable guide." -- Stephen Greenblatt

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The best book I’ve read on the criminal justice system since Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. . . . This is the rare book that looks at criminal justice from the perspective of culture. And Godsey has the chops to tell it." * Daily Kos *“The book, which is in part a confessional, looks at how innocent people can become the victims of faulty eyewitness testimony, bad forensics, and a variety of blinding cognitive biases on the part of law-enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and judges, and why the system so tenaciously defends the status quo, even when it’s guilty of railroading innocent citizens. With so much attention rightly focused on racial injustice in recent years, Godsey’s book offers another important piece of the puzzle.” * The Nation *"[Mark Godsey's] book is about how his career change also changed his outlook, by showing up 'problems in the system that I, as a prosecutor, should have seen, but about which I had simply been in denial'. . . . Mr Godsey’s work is memorable because he is able to show precisely how these flaws work in action." * The Economist *"A breathless page-turner, especially for true crime readers, drawing together Godsey and his indefatigable staff as they relentlessly power through volumes and volumes of evidence in pursuit of the truth.” * Salon *“Mark Godsey, a former federal prosecutor who now heads the Ohio Innocence Project, examines the causes of wrongful convictions, from faulty eyewitness identifications to investigator tunnel vision, while drawing on a depressingly vast array of shocking examples. He graciously allows that the police, prosecutors, and judges whose ‘unreasonable and intellectually dishonest positions’ have led to unjust convictions and avoidable suffering acted not out of malice but out of the abundant capacity for human error.” - OUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 * The Progressive *“Passionate and readable, this book provides meaningful support for the Innocence movement and startling insights into the justice system while admitting the reality of systemic racism but omitting its direct discussion.” * Library Journal *"Blind Injustice is worth the read. Give a copy to your favorite prosecutor. And maybe to your neighbor." * GAMSO - for the Defense *"An excellent resource for psychology and law courses. . . . Highly recommended" * CHOICE *"Blind Injustice, instructive and passionate, is an excellent introduction to major wrongful conviction themes. It is an accessible book for laypersons and criminologists who are new to the subject. It would make a lively text in a wrongful conviction course. One wishes that it would be read by prosecutors across America. If they did, perhaps like the author, they would say, as the hymn Amazing Grace has it— 'was blind but now I see.' . . . An attention-grabbing book that powerfully instructs." * Social Science Research Network *"Godsey’s book is splendid. Everyone who cares the least bit about justice must read it. Parts will make you shake your head in amazement, parts will give you a sense of elation, and parts will make you cry. . . . There have been, over the past dozen or so years, several excellent books examining the failings of the American criminal justice system. A skeptic might wonder what there is new to say about the problems that infect the system. But that skepticism melts almost instantly when one opens Godsey’s book. Mark Godsey brings a unique perspective to bear on the problem of convicting the innocent." * Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law *“If, like me, you enjoyed the Netflix ‘docudrama’ Making A Murderer, you will be right at home with this excellent exposé of certain problematic features of the American criminal justice system. Former prosecutor, now professor, Mark Godsey takes his readers through a multitude of cases in which he acted as legal counsel, and where wrongful convictions emerged at the end of the day. The fact that this leading light in the Ohio Innocence Project was on the ‘other side’ of the justice ‘coin’ for many years, employing the same tactics that are likely to give rise to mistakes, gives his writing the credibility that other ‘justice system in crisis’ or ‘criminal injustice system’ books simply do not have.” * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Mark Godsey offers a fresh viewpoint" * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers *"An easy and interesting read. . . . It is Godsey’s experience as a former prosecutor that gives this book its power. His story of transformation is one that every lawyer could learn from. I will certainly be buying copies for my students who begin their careers in prosecution." * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About This Book 1. EYE OPENER 2. BLIND DENIAL 3. BLIND AMBITION 4. BLIND BIAS 5. BLIND MEMORY 6. BLIND INTUITION 7. BLIND TUNNEL VISION 8. SEEING AND ACCEPTING HUMAN LIMITATIONS Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAwarded Digital Book World's Best Book Published by a University Press In this unprecedented view from the trenches, prosecutor turned champion for the innocent MarkGodseytakes us inside the frailties of the human mind as they unfold in real-world wrongful convictions. Drawing upon stories from his own career,Godseyshares how innate psychological flaws in judges, police, lawyers, and juries coupled with a tough on crime environment can cause investigations to go awry, leading to the convictions of innocent people. In Blind Injustice, Godseyexplores distinct psychological human weaknesses inherent in the criminal justice systemconfirmation bias, memory malleability, cognitive dissonance, bureaucratic denial, dehumanization, and othersand illustrates each with stories fromhis time as a hard-nosed prosecutor and then as an attorney for the Ohio Innocence Project. He also lays bare the criminal justice system's internal political pressures.How does the fact that judges, sheriffs, and prosecutors are elected officials influence how they view cases? How can defense attorneys support clients when many are overworked and underpaid? And how do juries overcome bias leading them to believe that police and expert witnesses know more than they do about what evidence means? This book sheds a harsh light on the unintentional yet routine injustices committed by those charged with upholding justice. Yet in the end, Godsey recommends structural, procedural, and attitudinal changes aimed at restoring justice to the criminal justice system.Trade Review"The best book I’ve read on the criminal justice system since Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. . . . This is the rare book that looks at criminal justice from the perspective of culture. And Godsey has the chops to tell it." * Daily Kos *“The book, which is in part a confessional, looks at how innocent people can become the victims of faulty eyewitness testimony, bad forensics, and a variety of blinding cognitive biases on the part of law-enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and judges, and why the system so tenaciously defends the status quo, even when it’s guilty of railroading innocent citizens. With so much attention rightly focused on racial injustice in recent years, Godsey’s book offers another important piece of the puzzle.” * The Nation *"[Mark Godsey's] book is about how his career change also changed his outlook, by showing up 'problems in the system that I, as a prosecutor, should have seen, but about which I had simply been in denial'. . . . Mr Godsey’s work is memorable because he is able to show precisely how these flaws work in action." * The Economist *"A breathless page-turner, especially for true crime readers, drawing together Godsey and his indefatigable staff as they relentlessly power through volumes and volumes of evidence in pursuit of the truth.” * Salon *“Mark Godsey, a former federal prosecutor who now heads the Ohio Innocence Project, examines the causes of wrongful convictions, from faulty eyewitness identifications to investigator tunnel vision, while drawing on a depressingly vast array of shocking examples. He graciously allows that the police, prosecutors, and judges whose ‘unreasonable and intellectually dishonest positions’ have led to unjust convictions and avoidable suffering acted not out of malice but out of the abundant capacity for human error.” - OUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2017 * The Progressive *“Passionate and readable, this book provides meaningful support for the Innocence movement and startling insights into the justice system while admitting the reality of systemic racism but omitting its direct discussion.” * Library Journal *"Blind Injustice is worth the read. Give a copy to your favorite prosecutor. And maybe to your neighbor." * GAMSO - for the Defense *"An excellent resource for psychology and law courses. . . . Highly recommended" * CHOICE *"Blind Injustice, instructive and passionate, is an excellent introduction to major wrongful conviction themes. It is an accessible book for laypersons and criminologists who are new to the subject. It would make a lively text in a wrongful conviction course. One wishes that it would be read by prosecutors across America. If they did, perhaps like the author, they would say, as the hymn Amazing Grace has it— 'was blind but now I see.' . . . An attention-grabbing book that powerfully instructs." * Social Science Research Network *"Godsey’s book is splendid. Everyone who cares the least bit about justice must read it. Parts will make you shake your head in amazement, parts will give you a sense of elation, and parts will make you cry. . . . There have been, over the past dozen or so years, several excellent books examining the failings of the American criminal justice system. A skeptic might wonder what there is new to say about the problems that infect the system. But that skepticism melts almost instantly when one opens Godsey’s book. Mark Godsey brings a unique perspective to bear on the problem of convicting the innocent." * Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law *“If, like me, you enjoyed the Netflix ‘docudrama’ Making A Murderer, you will be right at home with this excellent exposé of certain problematic features of the American criminal justice system. Former prosecutor, now professor, Mark Godsey takes his readers through a multitude of cases in which he acted as legal counsel, and where wrongful convictions emerged at the end of the day. The fact that this leading light in the Ohio Innocence Project was on the ‘other side’ of the justice ‘coin’ for many years, employing the same tactics that are likely to give rise to mistakes, gives his writing the credibility that other ‘justice system in crisis’ or ‘criminal injustice system’ books simply do not have.” * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *"Mark Godsey offers a fresh viewpoint" * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers *"An easy and interesting read. . . . It is Godsey’s experience as a former prosecutor that gives this book its power. His story of transformation is one that every lawyer could learn from. I will certainly be buying copies for my students who begin their careers in prosecution." * National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About This Book 1. EYE OPENER 2. BLIND DENIAL 3. BLIND AMBITION 4. BLIND BIAS 5. BLIND MEMORY 6. BLIND INTUITION 7. BLIND TUNNEL VISION 8. SEEING AND ACCEPTING HUMAN LIMITATIONS Notes Index

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Book SynopsisPunishing Places applies a unique spatial analysis to mass incarceration in the United States. It demonstrates that our highest imprisonment rates are now in small cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Jessica Simes argues that mass incarceration should be conceptualized as one of the legacies of U.S. racial residential segregation, but that a focus on large cities has diverted vital scholarly and policy attention away from communities affected most by mass incarceration today. This book presents novel measures for estimating the community-level effects of incarceration using spatial, quantitative, and qualitative methods. This analysis has broad and urgent implications for policy reforms aimed at ameliorating the community effects of mass incarceration and promoting alternatives to the carceral system.Trade Review"Simes’s careful engagement with…data builds to a compelling central argument. . . .Punishing Places contributes to a broader conversation within carceral studies that analyzes domestic policing as warfare." * Public Books *"Punishing Places contributes to a growing literature on the complex relationships between race, crime, and punishment." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *"Simes’s emphasis on community is a compelling and hopeful one, and a link between sociology and efforts to restore that which mass imprisonment has destroyed." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • A Spatial View of Punishment 2 • The Urban Model 3 • Small Cities and Mass Incarceration 4 • Social Services Beyond the City: Isolation and Regional Inequity 5 • Race and Communities of Pervasive Incarceration 6 • Punishing Places 7 • Beyond Punishing Places: A Research and Reform Agenda Appendix: Data and Methodology Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“The truest true crime you’ll ever read, and when it’s not scaring you, it will make your blood boil.” * BookTrib *"An essential read for anyone interested in criminal justice reform and for those who want to understand the human cost of wrongful conviction." * Splash Magazines *"Well-researched and accessible." * Arts Fuse *"This important book spotlights the work of various Innocence Projects to seek justice for those wrongly convicted and highlights urgently needed reforms. . . . Highly recommended." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsForeword by Barry Scheck Introduction 1. You Hired the Wrong Lawyer (Pleas with No Bargain) 2. You Live in the Country or the City 3. You Are in a Relationship and Live with Someone Who Is Murdered 4. You (Kind of) Look like Other People in the World 5. You Get Confused When You Are Tired and Hungry, and People Yell at You 6. You Have or Care for a Sick Child 7. You Got a Jury That Was Blinded by "Science" 8. You Work with Children or Let Them in Your House 9. Someone Lies about You 10. You Are Poor and/or a Person of Color Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA meticulous and exhaustive accounting of the total economic devastation wreaked on Black communities by mass incarceration with an action guide for vital reparations. Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power is a staggering account of the destruction wrought by mass incarceration. Finding that the economic value of the damages to Black individuals, families, and communities totals $7.16 trillionroughly 86 percent of the current BlackWhite wealth gapthis compelling and exhaustive analysis puts unprecedented empirical heft behind an urgent call for reparations. Much of the damage of mass incarceration, Tasseli McKay finds, has been silently absorbed by families and communities of the incarceratedwhere it is often compensated for by women's invisible labor. Four decades of state-sponsored violence have destroyed the health, economic potential, and political power of Black Americans across generations. Grounded in principles of transitional justice that have guided other nations in moving past eras of state violence, Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power presents a comprehensive framework for how to begin intensive individual and institutional reparations. The extent of mass incarceration's racialized harms, estimated here with new rigor and scope, points to the urgency of this work and the possibilities that lie beyond it. Trade Review"An eloquent and impressively detailed argument for repairing a grave injustice." * Publishers Weekly *"The case for reparations is not about guilt or blame but a shared morality about justice for the sins and harms the US inflicted through government actions, including enslavement, redlining, eminent domain, and racial discrimination. McKay makes a convincing case." * CHOICE *"A phenomenal read for those in privilege and those in peril." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Disremembered and Unaccounted For 2. “Institutionalized”: The Hyperregulation of Childhood Challenges 3. “More than a Shell”: Perpetual Imprisonment 4. “I Always Put the Burden on Her Shoulders”:The Invisible Weight of Mass Incarceration 5. “They Needed Me There”: The Mass Removal of Parents 6. “Systematic Deconstruction”: The Collective Effects of Mass Incarceration 7. Dreaming an America beyond Mass Incarceration Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults - a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. This book explains how we got into the trap and how we can get out of it: to cut both crime and the prison population.Trade ReviewOne of Economist's Best Books for 2009 "One way to make apprehension and punishment more likely is to spend substantially more money on law enforcement. In a time of chronic budget shortfalls, however, that won't happen. But Mr. Kleiman suggests that smarter enforcement strategies can make existing budgets go further. The important step, he says, is to view enforcement as a dynamic game in which strategically chosen deterrence policies become self-reinforcing... It is an ingenious idea that borrows from game theory and the economics of signaling behavior... Revolutionary."--Robert H. Frank, New York Times "Mass incarceration was a successful public-policy tourniquet. But now that we've stopped the bleeding, it can't be a permanent solution... [I]t requires a more sophisticated crime-fighting approach--an emphasis, for instance, on making sentences swifter and more certain, even as we make them shorter; a system of performance metrics for prisons and their administrators; a more stringent approach to probation and parole. (When Brute Force Fails, by the U.C.L.A. law professor Mark Kleiman, is the best handbook for would-be reformers.)"--Ross Douthat, New York Times "'Big cases make bad laws' is a criminological axiom, and one with which Mark A. R. Kleiman agrees, in When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment. Kleiman blames big cases and bad laws for another distinctive feature of American life: 2.3 million people are currently behind bars in the United States... At what point, Kleiman wonders, will incarceration be a greater social ill than crime? He proposes, for lesser offenders, punishments that are swift and certain but not necessarily severe: a night in jail, instead of a warning, for missing a meeting with a parole officer, say, and ten nights the next time."--Jill Lepore, New Yorker "From Kennedy and Kleiman to Alm and Meares, the judges and scholars developing new deterrence strategies are changing the way we think about parole, probation, gang violence and drug markets."--Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times Magazine "In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction rather than a feckless joke--could cut crime and reduce prison populations simultaneously. Safer communities, in turn, might produce more hopeful and well-disciplined kids."--David Von Drehle, TIME Magazine "Mark Kleiman's new book, When Brute Force Fails, draws on the bedrock of economic logic--rational actors using incentives to make optimal decisions--to arrive at a sweeping overhaul of how we deter, punish and sentence... Kleiman says we can have more effective deterrence by becoming more efficient in the use of resources to control crime... Kleiman's theory of 'dynamic concentration' is the best example of economic logic used cautiously and innovatively to address a social problem... If you want a no-nonsense guide to using incentives to build a better mousetrap, this is the book for you."--Sudhir Venkatesh, Forbes "Absolutely buy this book and dedicate some time to it... This is the most important social science book I've read in many years."--Reihan Salam, Bloggingheads.tv "In ... When Brute Force Fails, Kleiman argues that such capricious enforcement undermines efforts to reduce crime, and moreover that tough penalties--such as the long sentences that have contributed to clogged prisons--don't do much to help, despite their high cost. The alternative, Kleiman suggests, is a paradigm called 'swift and certain' justice, first proposed by Cesare Beccaria in the 18th century: immediate, automatic penalties--though not necessarily severe ones--doled out by credible, identifiable figures... [I]t seems likely that the invasive surveillance model, combining tracking technology and the Kleiman/Alm paradigm of 'swift and certain' justice, could offer an alternative to much of the waste--in human as well as economic terms--of our current, dysfunctional system."--Graeme Wood, Atlantic "Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at the University of California (Los Angeles), contend[s] that for violent as well as nonviolent offenders, long prison terms--which most potential criminals don't expect to incur--do less to deter crime than would swifter and surer imposition of less onerous penalties. Even probation, Kleiman writes, can be a real deterrent if accompanied by tough conditions and oversight. In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment, Kleiman argues that the correct reforms would lead to 'half as much crime and half as many people behind bars 10 years from now.'"--Stuart Taylor Jr., National Journal "Kleiman's recommendations appear to work. If they do, every community should be considering how to apply them. The current ways, the tough-sounding sentences, the random zero-tolerance, the throw 'em-in-jail-and-throw-away-the-key approach, feels right. But maybe it's wrong."--Royal Oak Daily Tribune "[Kleiman] brings to his analysis a formidable array of statistics and case studies, which, fortunately for the reader, he uses to illuminate rather than overpower... Having dissected the problem as he sees it, Kleiman offers in his final chapter a series of tips he believes will reduce both crime and the cost of correction and punishment. It is a trenchantly-stated starting point for reformers and fiscal conservatives alike."--Edward Morris, ForeWord Magazine "Offenders are not 'rational actors' in the normal sense, explains UCLA professor Mark A.R. Kleiman in his book, When Brute Force Fails. Their cost-benefit calculations are skewed toward the immediate future, which means a delayed punishment won't feel tied to the offense... Even [James Q.] Wilson, the godfather of 'tough on crime,' has endorsed Kleiman's book. 'This is very good. It's not quite as good as Einstein predicting the shift of light behind Mars ... but it's a step in the right direction,' Wilson said while appearing alongside Kleiman on a panel at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in October."--Adam Serwer, American Prospect "One of the most admired liberal policy books of the season, Mark Kleiman's When Brute Force Fails, argues for reconsidering current law enforcement policy."--David Frum, The WeekTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction e How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment 1 Chapter 1: The Trap 8 Chapter 2: Thinking about Crime Control 16 Chapter 3: Hope 34 Chapter 4: Tipping, Dynamic Concentration, and the Logic of Deterrence 49 Chapter 5: Crime Despite Punishment 68 Chapter 6: Designing Enforcement Strategies 86 Chapter 7: Crime Control without Punishment 117 Chapter 8: Guns and Gun Control 136 Chapter 9: Drug Policy for Crime Control 149 Chapter 10: What Could Go Wrong? 164 Chapter 11: An Agenda for Crime Control 175 Notes 191 Bibliography 207 Index 227

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Book SynopsisIn this system, you can't trust anybody. Like, even on the streets, I've never trusted my own brother. But now, in Ni-Miikana, I'm starting to get that trust back. You just gotta be careful what you say in here, and you'll be all right.Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada's prison population is on the rise, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines. Applying Erving Goffman's frame theory and drawing on interviews with inmates and correctional officers in federal and provincial institutions, Michael Weinrath assesses whether improvements over the past twenty-five years have truly led to better corrections.Behind the Walls offers an unprecedented look at life in contemporary prisons. Inmates and staff describe their transition to prison life and corrections work, and they explain how they frame or understand their roles and how they relate to others. They provide commentarTable of ContentsIntroduction1 Canadian Prisons and Their Problems2 The Prisons and the Interviews3 How Inmates Understand Their Role4 How Inmates Relate to Others5 How Corrections Officers Understand Their Role6 Relations between Inmates and Officers7 The Effect of Policy, Architecture, and Technology8 Boundary Violations by Correctional Officers9 The Effect of Programs10 The Rise of Prison GangsConclusionAppendix: Interview GuideNotesGlossary: Correctional Terms and Inmate ArgotReferences; Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the Gospel of Matthew to numerous US Supreme Court justices, many literary and legal sources have observed that how a society metes out punishment reveals core truths about its character. The Punitive Imagination is a collection of essays that engages and contributes to debates about the purposes and meanings of punishment in the US.

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Book SynopsisExamines the hidden use of non-judicial officers in the criminal justice systemTrade Review“The issues of nonjudges making judicial decisions are, as the lead chapter of this indispensable collection tells us, hiding in plain view. These masterful essays place a therapeutic jurisprudence lens on issues that permeate the criminal justice, mental disability law, and family law systems, and demonstrate clearly how we fail when we outsource so many of the issues that are covered here. Justice Outsourced is a comprehensive and welcome—and necessary—addition to the transitional justice literature.”—David B. Wexler, Professor of Law at the University of Puerto Rico and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at the University of Arizona“Justice Outsourced provides a powerful critique of the forensic mental health system from the theoretical perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence. Central to this critique is the likely unknown fact that far too many legal decisions affecting this population are made by nonlegal authorities, whose decisions at times are at odds with the sentencing judge adjudicating these cases. Justice Outsourced is the first text of its kind to explore the implications of these questionable administrative practices. It is a must-read.”—David Polizzi, Professor at Indiana State University

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Book SynopsisExamines the hidden use of non-judicial officers in the criminal justice systemTrade Review“The issues of nonjudges making judicial decisions are, as the lead chapter of this indispensable collection tells us, hiding in plain view. These masterful essays place a therapeutic jurisprudence lens on issues that permeate the criminal justice, mental disability law, and family law systems, and demonstrate clearly how we fail when we outsource so many of the issues that are covered here. Justice Outsourced is a comprehensive and welcome—and necessary—addition to the transitional justice literature.”—David B. Wexler, Professor of Law at the University of Puerto Rico and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at the University of Arizona“Justice Outsourced provides a powerful critique of the forensic mental health system from the theoretical perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence. Central to this critique is the likely unknown fact that far too many legal decisions affecting this population are made by nonlegal authorities, whose decisions at times are at odds with the sentencing judge adjudicating these cases. Justice Outsourced is the first text of its kind to explore the implications of these questionable administrative practices. It is a must-read.”—David Polizzi, Professor at Indiana State University

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Book SynopsisThis concise and accessible guide offers a critical overview of the prison system in England and Wales for students and practitioners. The book guides the reader through prison life as experienced by different stakeholder groups and is packed with learning features such as case studies and key concepts.Table of Contents1. Orienting the Prison 2. The Birth of the Prison 3. Prison: The Modern Context 4. Doing Time: How Different Groups Experience Prison Differently 5. Prison Life 6. Theorising Punishment and the Pains of Imprisonment 7. Doing Prison Work 8. Leaving Prison, Resettling and Returning 9. Prison on an International Scale 10. What Next for Prisons?

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Book SynopsisAn inside look at the struggles former prisoners face in reentering society Every year, roughly 650,000 people prepare to reenter society after being released from state and federal prisons. In Halfway House, Liam Martin shines a light on their difficult journeys, taking us behind the scenes at Bridge House, a residential reentry program near Boston, Massachusetts. Drawing on three years of research, Martin explores the obstacles these former prisoners face in the real world. From drug addiction to poverty, he captures the ups and downs of life after incarceration in vivid, engaging detail. He shows us what, exactly, it is like to live in a halfway house, giving us a rare, up-close view of its role in a dense and often confusing web of organizations governing prisoner reentry. Martin asks us to rethink the possibilitiesand pitfallsof using halfway houses to manage the worst excesses of mass incarceration. A portrait of life in the long shadow of the cTrade ReviewMartin empathetically plunges us into the cauldron of America’s carceral mesh of punishment, mandatory treatment, homelessness and interminable abuse at the height of the US overdose epidemic. We meet an inspiringly charismatic Puerto Rican heroin injector, with a history of violent crime and chronic incarceration, who actually manages to recover from chronic injection, drug use, violent crime and re-incarceration against all structural odds by bravely confronting the heartbreakingly painful breakdown of his battered body. -- Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El BarrioHalfway House tells the story of the transition from prison to community, helping us think about reentry and formerly incarcerated people in a different light. Liam Martin successfully identifies and illuminates the many tensions inherent in the halfway house model and offers a compelling and ultimately very human account of the lives of men trying to 'make good.' -- Natasha Frost, co-author of The Punishment Imperative: The Rise and Failure of Mass Incarceration in AmericaMartin focuses on the role of the halfway house in a dense and often confusing web of organizations governing prisoner reentry and calls for a rethinking of the possibilities and pitfalls of using halfway houses to manage the worst excesses of mass incarceration. * Law and Social Inquiry *This highly sophisticated, indeed exemplary, ethnographic study of Bridge House, a halfway house in Boston, is an essential contribution to contemporary and future discussions within both academic and policy-making circles. It is an excellent account of the many dilemmas surrounding reentry organizations and programs that still retain many carceral elements that the target population experienced in prisons and jails. -- C. Powell, formerly, University of Southern Maine * Choice *Across nine chapters, Martin offers a moving ethnographic account of Joe's experience at Bridge House, framed with sharp insights into the social forces bearing down on him within and beyond this public and privately funded organization… Like the concept of carceral care, this book is fundamentally about contradictions. * Punishment & Society *

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Book SynopsisAn inside look at the struggles former prisoners face in reentering society Every year, roughly 650,000 people prepare to reenter society after being released from state and federal prisons. In Halfway House, Liam Martin shines a light on their difficult journeys, taking us behind the scenes at Bridge House, a residential reentry program near Boston, Massachusetts. Drawing on three years of research, Martin explores the obstacles these former prisoners face in the real world. From drug addiction to poverty, he captures the ups and downs of life after incarceration in vivid, engaging detail. He shows us what, exactly, it is like to live in a halfway house, giving us a rare, up-close view of its role in a dense and often confusing web of organizations governing prisoner reentry. Martin asks us to rethink the possibilitiesand pitfallsof using halfway houses to manage the worst excesses of mass incarceration. A portrait of life in the long shadow of the cTrade ReviewMartin empathetically plunges us into the cauldron of America’s carceral mesh of punishment, mandatory treatment, homelessness and interminable abuse at the height of the US overdose epidemic. We meet an inspiringly charismatic Puerto Rican heroin injector, with a history of violent crime and chronic incarceration, who actually manages to recover from chronic injection, drug use, violent crime and re-incarceration against all structural odds by bravely confronting the heartbreakingly painful breakdown of his battered body. -- Philippe Bourgois, author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El BarrioHalfway House tells the story of the transition from prison to community, helping us think about reentry and formerly incarcerated people in a different light. Liam Martin successfully identifies and illuminates the many tensions inherent in the halfway house model and offers a compelling and ultimately very human account of the lives of men trying to 'make good.' -- Natasha Frost, co-author of The Punishment Imperative: The Rise and Failure of Mass Incarceration in AmericaMartin focuses on the role of the halfway house in a dense and often confusing web of organizations governing prisoner reentry and calls for a rethinking of the possibilities and pitfalls of using halfway houses to manage the worst excesses of mass incarceration. * Law and Social Inquiry *This highly sophisticated, indeed exemplary, ethnographic study of Bridge House, a halfway house in Boston, is an essential contribution to contemporary and future discussions within both academic and policy-making circles. It is an excellent account of the many dilemmas surrounding reentry organizations and programs that still retain many carceral elements that the target population experienced in prisons and jails. -- C. Powell, formerly, University of Southern Maine * Choice *Across nine chapters, Martin offers a moving ethnographic account of Joe's experience at Bridge House, framed with sharp insights into the social forces bearing down on him within and beyond this public and privately funded organization… Like the concept of carceral care, this book is fundamentally about contradictions. * Punishment & Society *

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Book SynopsisReveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system really worksCurtis Flowers spent twenty-three years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home. Rachel Hoffman was murdered at age twenty-three while working for Florida police. Such tragedies are consequences of snitching. Although it is nearly invisible to the public, the massive informant market shapes the American legal system in risky and sometimes shocking ways. Police rely on criminal suspects to obtain warrants, to perform surveillance, and to justify arrests. Prosecutors negotiate with defendants for information and cooperation, offering to drop charges or lighten sentences in exchange. In this book, Alexandra Natapoff provides a comprehensive analysis of this powerful and problematic practice. She shows how informant deals generate unreliable evidence, allow serious criminals Trade ReviewAlexandra Natapoff’s groundbreaking work upends much of what we know—or thought we knew—about how the criminal justice system works. . . Natapoff shows how police and prosecutors routinely reward informants with an array of benefits, ranging from cash to freedom, which are largely hidden from public view. Her damning account illuminates the profound unfairness and devastating consequences of incentivized testimony. Snitching is a revelatory book that will forever change the way we look at the role that informants play in both policing and criminal prosecutions. * Pamela Colloff, senior reporter at ProPublica and staff writer at The New York Times Magazine *The supply [of cooperators] is endless. I should know. There were at least three in the trials against me. After it was discovered that the first two cooperators had been offered favors and weren’t telling the truth, they never appeared again. The state just produced a new one. This book really explains how this process worked in my trials, and how it still works in others’. My hope is that this book shines a light so that other people do not have to suffer through what I did. * Curtis Flowers, exonerated in 2021 after serving twenty-three years for wrongful convictions based on informant testimony *This book […] was a godsend for me, especially as we fought to get ‘Rachel’s Law’ passed. The book educated all of us in such a meaningful way: legislators, law students and family members and friends. * Marjorie Weiss, advocate and mother of murdered twenty-three-year-old informant Rachel Hoffman *Superb . . .a searing indictment of how the secretive dynamics of informing have helped corrupt inner city life in America, and a deep scholarly analysis of how our legal rules contribute to this problem and can be reformed to mitigate it. This brilliantly original book is ...wise and ruthlessly honest in its understanding of the street level practices of informant-reliance. * Robert Weisberg, Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, founder and co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center *One of the truly impressive contributions of the book comes in [Natapoff’s] explanation of the effects of widespread use of informants for the criminal justice system, our social structures, and our democracy. . . . Snitching should find a place in every law school course looking at legal issues in the criminal justice arena, and on the syllabi of every university course in criminal justice that aims to give students a realistic and nuanced view of how the system really works. * Criminal Justice *

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Book SynopsisThe political dynamics that shape the Innocence MovementSince 1989, more than 3000 people are known to have been exonerated after being wrongly convicted in the United States. Each one of these cases represents a gross miscarriage of justice; they are stories of lives upended by a criminal legal system gone awry. Yet, this number just scratches the surface and does not capture the full breadth of wrongful convictions, which may well number in the tens of thousands. The Politics of Innocence explores the political dynamics that have shaped the proliferation of innocence-related policies across the United States and the ways in which wrongful convictions affect public opinion about the criminal legal system. Although some have suggested that this issue transcends ideological divisions, the authors argue that public opinion and the policies that address wrongful convictions are a product of the political landscape. Using original data, the authors show how political ideology influences Trade Review"In this brilliant book, the authors demonstrate the ideological divisions—on both the macro and micro level—that underlie incarceration and specifically reform efforts via the innocence movement. The authors provide compelling evidence that narratives can bridge political divides and push the state towards more democratic, humane policies. It is a book that anyone who cares about criminal justice and American democracy should read. " * James N. Druckman, author of Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiment *"Anyone curious about the politics surrounding the innocence movement should read this book. The authors here use state-of-the-art methods to understand differences in responses by Americans of different political persuasion and backgrounds to facts and arguments about innocence. The book goes beyond description and history to provide important practical and theoretical lessons. It reaches conclusions important for anyone interested in the future of the innocence movement, in criminal justice reform generally, or for those seeking to understand how social movements affect public opinion. " * Frank R. Baumgartner, co-author of The Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence. *"A big picture examination of political and policy dimensions of wrongful convictions research. The authors cover everything from forensic evidence reform to compensation for exonerees, as well as political dimensions of addressing wrongful convictions inclusive of ideological commitments. I did not realize how necessary it was until I read it. It should be standard reading for every scholar in the field, and more importantly, it should be read by every elected official in the United States and beyond. The lessons are vitally important: crime victims deserve better, innocent prisoners deserve better, and their families, communities, and all taxpayers deserve better. " * Kimberly J. Cook, author of Shattered Justice: Crime Victims' Experiences with Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations *

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Book SynopsisThe political dynamics that shape the Innocence MovementSince 1989, more than 3000 people are known to have been exonerated after being wrongly convicted in the United States. Each one of these cases represents a gross miscarriage of justice; they are stories of lives upended by a criminal legal system gone awry. Yet, this number just scratches the surface and does not capture the full breadth of wrongful convictions, which may well number in the tens of thousands. The Politics of Innocence explores the political dynamics that have shaped the proliferation of innocence-related policies across the United States and the ways in which wrongful convictions affect public opinion about the criminal legal system. Although some have suggested that this issue transcends ideological divisions, the authors argue that public opinion and the policies that address wrongful convictions are a product of the political landscape. Using original data, the authors show how political ideology influences Trade Review"In this brilliant book, the authors demonstrate the ideological divisions—on both the macro and micro level—that underlie incarceration and specifically reform efforts via the innocence movement. The authors provide compelling evidence that narratives can bridge political divides and push the state towards more democratic, humane policies. It is a book that anyone who cares about criminal justice and American democracy should read. " * James N. Druckman, author of Experimental Thinking: A Primer on Social Science Experiment *"Anyone curious about the politics surrounding the innocence movement should read this book. The authors here use state-of-the-art methods to understand differences in responses by Americans of different political persuasion and backgrounds to facts and arguments about innocence. The book goes beyond description and history to provide important practical and theoretical lessons. It reaches conclusions important for anyone interested in the future of the innocence movement, in criminal justice reform generally, or for those seeking to understand how social movements affect public opinion. " * Frank R. Baumgartner, co-author of The Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence. *"A big picture examination of political and policy dimensions of wrongful convictions research. The authors cover everything from forensic evidence reform to compensation for exonerees, as well as political dimensions of addressing wrongful convictions inclusive of ideological commitments. I did not realize how necessary it was until I read it. It should be standard reading for every scholar in the field, and more importantly, it should be read by every elected official in the United States and beyond. The lessons are vitally important: crime victims deserve better, innocent prisoners deserve better, and their families, communities, and all taxpayers deserve better. " * Kimberly J. Cook, author of Shattered Justice: Crime Victims' Experiences with Wrongful Convictions and Exonerations *

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Book SynopsisWhat remains anti-democratic in our criminal justice systems, and where does it come from? Geoffroy de Lagasnerie spent years sitting in on trials, watching as individuals were judged and sentenced for armed robbery, assault, rape, and murder. His experience led to this original reflection on the penal state, power, and violence that identifies a paradox in the way justice is exercised in liberal democracies. In order to pronounce a judgment, a trial must construct an individualizing story of actors and their acts; but in order to punish, each act between individuals must be transformed into an aggression against society as a whole, against the state itself. The law is often presented as the reign of reason over passion. Instead, it leads to trauma, dispossession, and violence. Only by overturning our inherited legal fictions can we envision forms of truer justice. Combining narratives of real trials with theoretical analysis, Judge and Punish shows that juridical institutions are not merely a response to crime. The state claims to guarantee our security, yet from our birth, we also belong to it. The criminal trial, a magnifying mirror, reveals our true condition as political subjects.Trade Review"Using practical insights gained over years of observing court cases in Paris, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie elaborates a critical reflection on power, violence, and the penal state. In clear and accessible language, his book makes an original and thought-provoking contribution to our understanding of the judicial system in Western democracies." -- Philippe Marlière * University College London *"This detailed examination of state penal logic provides a trenchant counteroffensive in both language and practice. Along with a critical retooling of sociological inquiry, this groundbreaking work offers an exploration of justice as an institution. Judge and Punish asks the big, penetrating questions that will shape the future of justice systems throughout the Western world." -- Jason S. Sexton * Editor, Boom California *"Lagasnerie opens up possibilities for us to think differently: to escape from the force of current certainties and conventions and to re-envision the stakes of debates about justice, responsibility, crime, and punishment. The revolution he proposes is mental, with neither redistribution of wealth or regime change as prerequisites, but it remains radical. Destabilizing and anti-institutional, this is an important book; its sharp attacks on academic social science and 'expertise' will surely spark reaction, attack, and debate, and with good reason." -- Todd Shepard * Johns Hopkins University *"Departing from venerable theoretical frameworks for comprehending the penal state and its actions, Geoffroy de Lagasnerie observes the contemporary criminal trial as a very different kind of drama, one centered on the violent relationship between the state and those who cannot escape it. A bracing combination of social theory and empirical observation." -- Jonathan S. Simon * Berkeley Law *

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the concept of punishment: its meaning and significance, not least to those subject to it; its social, political and emotional contexts; its role in the criminal justice system; and the difficulties of bringing punishment to an end. It explores how levels of criminal punishment could and should be reduced, without compromising moral standards, public safety or the rights of victims of crime.Core contents include: Why punishment matters, the salience of emotions in its various discourses and the role of culture. The politicisation of punishment and legitimacy. The penal system, the prominence of the prison in research on punishment and the role of community sanctions. The aims of punishment, its limits and the role of power. The ethics of punishment and human rights. Punishment and social order. This book is essential reading for Trade ReviewRob Canton’s book ‘Punishment’ somehow manages to be both erudite and engaging; both succinct and surprisingly comprehensive. Canton traverses and connects criminological, philosophical and sociological thinking about punishment — as well as drawing the reader closer to its realities in practice and as a lived experience. But there is more here than an elegant synthesis of all of these kinds of knowledge; there is also a series of wise challenges and cautions about when, how and why we punish, and with what consequences -- not just for those directly concerned, but for the kinds of societies we wish to construct, inhabit and develop. I thoroughly recommend this excellent book to anyone who cares about these questions; and we all ought to care about these questions!Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology & Social Work, University of GlasgowOver the past centuries countless books have been published on punishment. However, most authors write exclusively from one angle, that is, they approach state punishment as a legal, philosophical, historical, psychological or sociological problem, puzzle or panacea. Few have been able to accomplish what Professor Rob Canton, one of Europe’s most astute observers of punishment, does in this fairly short yet highly readable text: Canton offers the reader a truly multidisciplinary coverage of the complex, troubling, colourful and fascinating practice of punishment in its various contemporary forms, from the modern prison to probation, from electronic monitoring to monetary sanctions. Tom Daems, Professor of Criminology, Leuven Institute of Criminology, KU Leuven, BelgiumRob Canton's Punishment is an intensely thoughtful and beautifully written contribution that reflects its author's long and deep practical and scholarly engagements with the subject. Canton is always lucid, never dogmatic. His account continually reminds us of the ethical and emotional complexities of this troubling topic. Punishment deserves to be read widely and closely by students and practitioners alike.Richard Sparks, Professor of Criminology, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1.The Meanings of Punishment, 2.Theories of Punishment, 3.The Institutions and Practices of Punishment, 4.Being Punished, 5.The Ends of Punishment, Conclusion

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