Kim Taylor-Thompson Progressive Prosecution (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: Progressive Prosecution Condition: New Subtitle: Race and Reform in Criminal Justice ISBN-10: 1479809950 EAN: 9781479809950 ISBN: 9781479809950 Publisher: New York University Press Format: Hardback Release Date: 05/10/2022 Description: Provides compelling and manageable solutions for how to reform the criminal justice system from the inside out A racial reckoning in the US criminal justice system was long overdue well before the highly publicized murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others in 2020. Progressive Prosecution argues that prosecutors, having helped build our failed system of mass incarceration, must now lead the charge to dismantle it. With contributions from practicing district attorneys as well as leading scholars in the fields of law and criminal justice, Taylor-Thompson and Thompson’s volume offers an unapologetically ambitious vision for reform. The contributors draw from empirical evidence and years of combined research experience to argue that change must happen at the local level, with prosecutors choosing to adopt race-conscious approaches. These prosecutors must do the hard work themselves, actively focusing on the ways that race misshapes perceptions of criminality, influences discretionary calls, affects how we select juries, and induces a reliance on punitive responses. Progressive Prosecution acts as both a call to action and a practical guide, instructing prosecutors on what they need to do to bring about lasting and meaningful change. Progressive Prosecution is an urgent work of scholarship, a must-read for anyone committed to racial equity and meaningful criminal justice reform. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 9mm Item Length: 6mm Contributor: Kim Taylor-Thompson (Edited by), Anthony C. Thompson (Edited by) Genre: Law & Politics Item Weight: 630g Author: Kim Taylor-Thompson Release Year: 2022 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
