Locking Up Our Own: Winner Of The Pulitzer Prize James Forman Jr Abacus Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Science Humanity

Winner Of The 2018 Pulitzer Prize For General Non-Fictionlonglisted National Book Awardone New York Times Review\ S 10 Best Books 2017Former Public Defender James Forman Jr Is A Leading Critic Mass Incarceration And Its Disproportionate Impact On People Colour In Locking Up Own He Seeks To Understand War Crime That Began 1970S Why It Was Supported By Many African American Leaders Nation\ Urban Centres Shows Us First Substantial Cohort Black Mayors Judges Police Chiefs Took Office Amid Surge Drug Addiction Prominent Officials Including Washington Dc Mayor Marion Barry Federal Prosecutor Eric Holder Feared Gains Civil Rights Movement Were Being Undermined Lawlessness - Thus Embraced Tough-On-Crime Measures Longer Sentences Aggressive Tactics Face Skyrocketing Murder Rates Proliferation Open-Air Markets They Believed Had No Choice But Policies Adopted Would Have Devastating Consequences Residents Poor Neighbourhoods Former Tells Riveting Stories Politicians Community Activists Officers Defendants Victims Writes With Compassion About Individuals Trapped Terrible Dilemmas From Men Women Represented Court Struggling Respond Safety Emergency Enriches Our Understanding Society Became So Punitive Offers Important Lessons Anyone Concerned Future Race Criminal Justice System Σελίδες: 320 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1009 Διαστάσεις: 12 7X12 7Cm