Author: Darius Robinson
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456644467
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Explore the Shadows of the American Justice System Delve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fabric of America's legal landscape. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is a gripping exploration of the systemic failures and silent miscarriages of justice that plague our society. This compelling narrative sheds light on the untold stories and overlooked victims hidden behind the façade of legal fairness. With meticulous research, the book uncovers the Foundation of Silence, where the evolution of the justice system has given rise to selective enforcement and societal blindness. Witness the heart-wrenching accounts of the Victims without a Voice, whose struggles against socioeconomic disenfranchisement are overlooked by crime reports and media narratives. Experience the chilling reality of the Illusion of Fair Trial, where rushed decisions and the jury selection process reveal a skewed path to justice. Understand the perverse preference for Punishment over Rehabilitation, which perpetuates the cycle of incarceration and hampers the successful reintegration of the formerly incarcerated into society. Reexamine the controversial War on Drugs, unveiling the intertwined roots of policy and prejudice that give rise to mandatory minimums and the mistreatment of addiction as a criminal, rather than health, issue. Peer behind the blue curtain in Policing the Unseen, scrutinizing when law enforcement dynamics shift from protection to aggression. The haunting section on The Specter of Mental Health reveals the harrowing consequences of criminalizing mental illness and the horrific reality of solitary confinement. Embark on a journey through the chapters that place you in the thick of critical issues; witness the Juvenile Justice: The Silent Future, and confront the gendered nuances pervading the legal system in The Gendered Gavel. Unearth the seldom-discussed realm of White Collar Silence and enter the complex domain of The Digital Shadow to confront cybercrime and the privacy paradox. In its final act, the book boldly envisions a reformed system where the Breaking of Silence echoes across communities, demanding action and accountability. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is an essential read for those who dare to confront the uncomfortable truths of our justice system and seek a path toward genuine reform.
America's Silent Crimes
Author: Darius Robinson
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456644467
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Explore the Shadows of the American Justice System Delve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fabric of America's legal landscape. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is a gripping exploration of the systemic failures and silent miscarriages of justice that plague our society. This compelling narrative sheds light on the untold stories and overlooked victims hidden behind the façade of legal fairness. With meticulous research, the book uncovers the Foundation of Silence, where the evolution of the justice system has given rise to selective enforcement and societal blindness. Witness the heart-wrenching accounts of the Victims without a Voice, whose struggles against socioeconomic disenfranchisement are overlooked by crime reports and media narratives. Experience the chilling reality of the Illusion of Fair Trial, where rushed decisions and the jury selection process reveal a skewed path to justice. Understand the perverse preference for Punishment over Rehabilitation, which perpetuates the cycle of incarceration and hampers the successful reintegration of the formerly incarcerated into society. Reexamine the controversial War on Drugs, unveiling the intertwined roots of policy and prejudice that give rise to mandatory minimums and the mistreatment of addiction as a criminal, rather than health, issue. Peer behind the blue curtain in Policing the Unseen, scrutinizing when law enforcement dynamics shift from protection to aggression. The haunting section on The Specter of Mental Health reveals the harrowing consequences of criminalizing mental illness and the horrific reality of solitary confinement. Embark on a journey through the chapters that place you in the thick of critical issues; witness the Juvenile Justice: The Silent Future, and confront the gendered nuances pervading the legal system in The Gendered Gavel. Unearth the seldom-discussed realm of White Collar Silence and enter the complex domain of The Digital Shadow to confront cybercrime and the privacy paradox. In its final act, the book boldly envisions a reformed system where the Breaking of Silence echoes across communities, demanding action and accountability. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is an essential read for those who dare to confront the uncomfortable truths of our justice system and seek a path toward genuine reform.
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456644467
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Explore the Shadows of the American Justice System Delve into the unspoken transgressions deeply embedded in the very fabric of America's legal landscape. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is a gripping exploration of the systemic failures and silent miscarriages of justice that plague our society. This compelling narrative sheds light on the untold stories and overlooked victims hidden behind the façade of legal fairness. With meticulous research, the book uncovers the Foundation of Silence, where the evolution of the justice system has given rise to selective enforcement and societal blindness. Witness the heart-wrenching accounts of the Victims without a Voice, whose struggles against socioeconomic disenfranchisement are overlooked by crime reports and media narratives. Experience the chilling reality of the Illusion of Fair Trial, where rushed decisions and the jury selection process reveal a skewed path to justice. Understand the perverse preference for Punishment over Rehabilitation, which perpetuates the cycle of incarceration and hampers the successful reintegration of the formerly incarcerated into society. Reexamine the controversial War on Drugs, unveiling the intertwined roots of policy and prejudice that give rise to mandatory minimums and the mistreatment of addiction as a criminal, rather than health, issue. Peer behind the blue curtain in Policing the Unseen, scrutinizing when law enforcement dynamics shift from protection to aggression. The haunting section on The Specter of Mental Health reveals the harrowing consequences of criminalizing mental illness and the horrific reality of solitary confinement. Embark on a journey through the chapters that place you in the thick of critical issues; witness the Juvenile Justice: The Silent Future, and confront the gendered nuances pervading the legal system in The Gendered Gavel. Unearth the seldom-discussed realm of White Collar Silence and enter the complex domain of The Digital Shadow to confront cybercrime and the privacy paradox. In its final act, the book boldly envisions a reformed system where the Breaking of Silence echoes across communities, demanding action and accountability. "America's Silent Crimes: What Justice Doesn't Speak Of" is an essential read for those who dare to confront the uncomfortable truths of our justice system and seek a path toward genuine reform.
Silent Victims
Author: Barbara Perry
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816525966
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Hate crimes against Native Americans are a common occurrence, Barbara Perry reveals, although most go unreported. In this eye-opening book, Perry shines a spotlight on these acts, which are often hidden in the shadows of crime reports. She argues that scholarly and public attention to the historical and contemporary victimization of Native Americans as tribes or nations has blinded both scholars and citizens alike to the victimization of individual Native Americans. It is these acts against individuals that capture her attention. Silent Victims is a unique contribution to the literature on hate crime. Because most extant literature treats hate crimesÑeven racial violenceÑrather generically, this work breaks new ground with its findings. For this book, Perry interviewed nearly 300 Native Americans and gathered additional data in three geographic areas: the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest, the Great Lakes, and the Northern Plains. In all of these locales, she found that bias-related crime oppresses and segregates Native Americans. Perry is well aware of the history of colonization in North America and its attendant racial violence. She argues that the legacy of violence today can be traced directly to the genocidal practices of early settlers, and she adds valuable insights into the ways in which ÒIndiansÓ have been constructed as the Other by the prevailing culture. PerryÕs interviews with Native Americans recount instances of appalling treatment, often at the hands of law enforcement officials. In her conclusion, Perry draws from her research and interviews to suggest ways in which Native Americans can be empowered to defend themselves against all forms of racist victimization.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816525966
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Hate crimes against Native Americans are a common occurrence, Barbara Perry reveals, although most go unreported. In this eye-opening book, Perry shines a spotlight on these acts, which are often hidden in the shadows of crime reports. She argues that scholarly and public attention to the historical and contemporary victimization of Native Americans as tribes or nations has blinded both scholars and citizens alike to the victimization of individual Native Americans. It is these acts against individuals that capture her attention. Silent Victims is a unique contribution to the literature on hate crime. Because most extant literature treats hate crimesÑeven racial violenceÑrather generically, this work breaks new ground with its findings. For this book, Perry interviewed nearly 300 Native Americans and gathered additional data in three geographic areas: the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest, the Great Lakes, and the Northern Plains. In all of these locales, she found that bias-related crime oppresses and segregates Native Americans. Perry is well aware of the history of colonization in North America and its attendant racial violence. She argues that the legacy of violence today can be traced directly to the genocidal practices of early settlers, and she adds valuable insights into the ways in which ÒIndiansÓ have been constructed as the Other by the prevailing culture. PerryÕs interviews with Native Americans recount instances of appalling treatment, often at the hands of law enforcement officials. In her conclusion, Perry draws from her research and interviews to suggest ways in which Native Americans can be empowered to defend themselves against all forms of racist victimization.
Black Silent Majority
Author: Michael Javen Fortner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674743997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Often seen as a political sop to the racial fears of white voters, aggressive policing and draconian sentencing for illegal drug possession and related crimes have led to the imprisonment of millions of African Americans—far in excess of their representation in the population as a whole. Michael Javen Fortner shows in this eye-opening account that these punitive policies also enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, who were angry about decline and disorder in their communities. Black Silent Majority uncovers the role African Americans played in creating today’s system of mass incarceration. Current anti-drug policies are based on a set of controversial laws first adopted in New York in the early 1970s and championed by the state’s Republican governor, Nelson Rockefeller. Fortner traces how many blacks in New York came to believe that the rehabilitation-focused liberal policies of the 1960s had failed. Faced with economic malaise and rising rates of addiction and crime, they blamed addicts and pushers. By 1973, the outcry from grassroots activists and civic leaders in Harlem calling for drastic measures presented Rockefeller with a welcome opportunity to crack down on crime and boost his political career. New York became the first state to mandate long prison sentences for selling or possessing narcotics. Black Silent Majority lays bare the tangled roots of a pernicious system. America’s drug policies, while in part a manifestation of the conservative movement, are also a product of black America’s confrontation with crime and chaos in its own neighborhoods.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674743997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Often seen as a political sop to the racial fears of white voters, aggressive policing and draconian sentencing for illegal drug possession and related crimes have led to the imprisonment of millions of African Americans—far in excess of their representation in the population as a whole. Michael Javen Fortner shows in this eye-opening account that these punitive policies also enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, who were angry about decline and disorder in their communities. Black Silent Majority uncovers the role African Americans played in creating today’s system of mass incarceration. Current anti-drug policies are based on a set of controversial laws first adopted in New York in the early 1970s and championed by the state’s Republican governor, Nelson Rockefeller. Fortner traces how many blacks in New York came to believe that the rehabilitation-focused liberal policies of the 1960s had failed. Faced with economic malaise and rising rates of addiction and crime, they blamed addicts and pushers. By 1973, the outcry from grassroots activists and civic leaders in Harlem calling for drastic measures presented Rockefeller with a welcome opportunity to crack down on crime and boost his political career. New York became the first state to mandate long prison sentences for selling or possessing narcotics. Black Silent Majority lays bare the tangled roots of a pernicious system. America’s drug policies, while in part a manifestation of the conservative movement, are also a product of black America’s confrontation with crime and chaos in its own neighborhoods.
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
Author: Elizabeth Hinton
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674737237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year A Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the Year In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the “land of the free” become the home of the world’s largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America’s prison problem originated with the Reagan administration’s War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society at the height of the civil rights era. “An extraordinary and important new book.” —Jill Lepore, New Yorker “Hinton’s book is more than an argument; it is a revelation...There are moments that will make your skin crawl...This is history, but the implications for today are striking. Readers will learn how the militarization of the police that we’ve witnessed in Ferguson and elsewhere had roots in the 1960s.” —Imani Perry, New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674737237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year A Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the Year In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the “land of the free” become the home of the world’s largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America’s prison problem originated with the Reagan administration’s War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society at the height of the civil rights era. “An extraordinary and important new book.” —Jill Lepore, New Yorker “Hinton’s book is more than an argument; it is a revelation...There are moments that will make your skin crawl...This is history, but the implications for today are striking. Readers will learn how the militarization of the police that we’ve witnessed in Ferguson and elsewhere had roots in the 1960s.” —Imani Perry, New York Times Book Review
The Crime and the Silence
Author: Anna Bikont
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374710325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category A monumental work of nonfiction on a wartime atrocity, its sixty-year denial, and the impact of its truth Jan Gross's hugely controversial Neighbors was a historian's disclosure of the events in the small Polish town of Jedwabne on July 10, 1941, when the citizens rounded up the Jewish population and burned them alive in a barn. The massacre was a shocking secret that had been suppressed for more than sixty years, and it provoked the most important public debate in Poland since 1989. From the outset, Anna Bikont reported on the town, combing through archives and interviewing residents who survived the war period. Her writing became a crucial part of the debate and she herself an actor in a national drama. Part history, part memoir, The Crime and the Silence is the journalist's account of these events: both the story of the massacre told through oral histories of survivors and witnesses, and a portrait of a Polish town coming to terms with its dark past. Including the perspectives of both heroes and perpetrators, Bikont chronicles the sources of the hatred that exploded against Jews and asks what myths grow on hidden memories, what destruction they cause, and what happens to a society that refuses to accept a horrific truth. A profoundly moving exploration of being Jewish in modern Poland that Julian Barnes called "one of the most chilling books," The Crime and the Silence is a vital contribution to Holocaust history and a fascinating story of a town coming to terms with its dark past.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374710325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category A monumental work of nonfiction on a wartime atrocity, its sixty-year denial, and the impact of its truth Jan Gross's hugely controversial Neighbors was a historian's disclosure of the events in the small Polish town of Jedwabne on July 10, 1941, when the citizens rounded up the Jewish population and burned them alive in a barn. The massacre was a shocking secret that had been suppressed for more than sixty years, and it provoked the most important public debate in Poland since 1989. From the outset, Anna Bikont reported on the town, combing through archives and interviewing residents who survived the war period. Her writing became a crucial part of the debate and she herself an actor in a national drama. Part history, part memoir, The Crime and the Silence is the journalist's account of these events: both the story of the massacre told through oral histories of survivors and witnesses, and a portrait of a Polish town coming to terms with its dark past. Including the perspectives of both heroes and perpetrators, Bikont chronicles the sources of the hatred that exploded against Jews and asks what myths grow on hidden memories, what destruction they cause, and what happens to a society that refuses to accept a horrific truth. A profoundly moving exploration of being Jewish in modern Poland that Julian Barnes called "one of the most chilling books," The Crime and the Silence is a vital contribution to Holocaust history and a fascinating story of a town coming to terms with its dark past.
Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Crime Drama Films
Author: Wikipedia contributors
Publisher: e-artnow sro
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 873
Book Description
Publisher: e-artnow sro
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 873
Book Description
Crime Films
Author: Thomas Leitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646710
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This book surveys the entire range of crime films, including important subgenres such as the gangster film, the private eye film, film noir, as well as the victim film, the erotic thriller, and the crime comedy. Focusing on ten films that span the range of the twentieth century, Thomas Leitch traces the transformation of the three leading figures that are common to all crime films: the criminal, the victim and the avenger. Analyzing how each of the subgenres establishes oppositions among its ritual antagonists, he shows how the distinctions among them become blurred throughout the course of the century. This blurring, Leitch maintains, reflects and fosters a deep social ambivalence towards crime and criminals, while the criminal, victim and avenger characters effectively map the shifting relations between subgenres, such as the erotic thriller and the police film, within the larger genre of crime film that informs them all.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521646710
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This book surveys the entire range of crime films, including important subgenres such as the gangster film, the private eye film, film noir, as well as the victim film, the erotic thriller, and the crime comedy. Focusing on ten films that span the range of the twentieth century, Thomas Leitch traces the transformation of the three leading figures that are common to all crime films: the criminal, the victim and the avenger. Analyzing how each of the subgenres establishes oppositions among its ritual antagonists, he shows how the distinctions among them become blurred throughout the course of the century. This blurring, Leitch maintains, reflects and fosters a deep social ambivalence towards crime and criminals, while the criminal, victim and avenger characters effectively map the shifting relations between subgenres, such as the erotic thriller and the police film, within the larger genre of crime film that informs them all.
Crime and Punishment in America [2 volumes]
Author: Laura L. Finley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Covering some of the most hotly contested topics in crime and criminal justice, including proposed sentencing and prison reforms, controversial developments like Stand Your Ground laws, and Supreme Court decisions, this work supplies essential background, current data, and a range of viewpoints on these important issues. Should people be able to use lethal force before retreating? What are the arguments for and against executing mentally ill inmates? Should police always need warrants to search individuals or their property? How can we best hold accountable white collar offenders? Why do men perpetrate crime at higher rates than women? This two-volume set grapples with the answers to these complex questions and many more, enabling readers to better understand current crime/punishment issues within the context of America's ever-evolving culture, economy, and politics. This multidisciplinary reference work offers a current and thorough compilation of the most important and hotly contested topics related to crime and criminal justice. Organized alphabetically, each entry presents scholarly research and authoritative sources to inform readers about the subject.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Covering some of the most hotly contested topics in crime and criminal justice, including proposed sentencing and prison reforms, controversial developments like Stand Your Ground laws, and Supreme Court decisions, this work supplies essential background, current data, and a range of viewpoints on these important issues. Should people be able to use lethal force before retreating? What are the arguments for and against executing mentally ill inmates? Should police always need warrants to search individuals or their property? How can we best hold accountable white collar offenders? Why do men perpetrate crime at higher rates than women? This two-volume set grapples with the answers to these complex questions and many more, enabling readers to better understand current crime/punishment issues within the context of America's ever-evolving culture, economy, and politics. This multidisciplinary reference work offers a current and thorough compilation of the most important and hotly contested topics related to crime and criminal justice. Organized alphabetically, each entry presents scholarly research and authoritative sources to inform readers about the subject.
Two Hundred Years of American Criminal Justice
Author: United States. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of court proceedings
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of court proceedings
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
American Criminal Reports
Author: John Gardner Hawley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal law
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description