{"product_id":"what-is-a-criminal-9780367770273","title":"What Is a Criminal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together a collection of essays by writers with diverse knowledge of the US criminal justice system, from those with personal experience in prison and on patrol to scholarly researchers, \u003ci\u003eWhat Is a Criminal?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the category of criminal through the human stories of those who bear and administer that label. \u003cp\u003eThis book performs a rare feat in bringing together the perspectives of justice-impacted people, those who work in law enforcement and social services, and scholarly researchers. Each chapter is a compelling narrative sharing the experience and perspective of a unique person with knowledge of the justice system. The first section, Incarceration, Reentry, and Rebuilding, gives a glimpse into the black box of prison, with firsthand accounts of daily life on the inside and the struggle to begin a new life after prison. Section 2, Journeys in Law Enforcement, presents perspectives from police officers, school resource officers, and corrections officers who are\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best way to improve the criminal justice system and reduce incarceration is to keep people out of the justice system in the first place. Having worked as a career police officer and as a voice for reform, I believe \u003ci\u003eWhat Is a Criminal?\u003c\/i\u003e provides critical perspectives from those with lived experience on both sides of the law, academics, and reformers in understanding how to do so.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieutenant Diane M. Goldstein \u003cb\u003e(Ret.),\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eExecutive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Such a powerful combination of stories, narratives, and perspectives from scholars studying these issues. It was incredible to read the definition of what a criminal is before they walked us through their compelling story. Sharing the journeys of those in Law Enforcement is a great way to help change the narrative and humanize the work that is done in these fields. To end the book with the scholars is so wonderful. In legislative work, I tell people the only way we will ever get anything done is by combining the personal stories with the data. This book does that masterfully, and I can’t wait for others to read this and then have a desire to get involved in criminal justice reform work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Garlock, \u003ci\u003eCriminal Justice Reform Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI: Incarceration, Reentry, and Rebuilding \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Living Through a Life Sentence: An Insider’s View of Crime, Punishment, and How to End Mass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncarceration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Three Former \"Criminals\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Life Support: Organizing for Justice Inside and Outside of Prison \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Racism, Abuse, and Restorative Justice: What’s Wrong with Our Criminal Justice System, and How to Change It \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII: Journeys in Law Enforcement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Not an Easy Job: A Police Officer Works to Better His Community in a Difficult Time \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 From Corrections Officer to Mental Health Court: New Approaches to People Who Commit Crimes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Labeling, Youth Culture, and Trust: Lessons Learned by a School Resource Officer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 A Police Chief ’s Journey to Harm Reduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII: Ripple Effects \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Children of Criminals: The Hidden Victims of the Justice System \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Living Undocumented \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 They See Me as a Criminal: The Unrelenting Policing of Black Bodies \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 From the Hole to the Whole: A Filmmaker Learns to Look for Joy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV: Scholarly Perspectives \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 What Causes Criminality? Sociological, Biological, and Psychological Theories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 No \"Criminal\" Here: A Conviction Where There Was No Crime \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Vera’s Family: The Community Context of Criminalization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Wrongful Convictions of Queer People: Where Bias Meets Faulty Forensic Evidence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Disability, Aesthetics, and the Making of a \"Criminal\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018070524247,"sku":"9780367770273","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367770273.jpg?v=1750775538","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-is-a-criminal-9780367770273","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}