{"product_id":"eternal-criminal-record-james-b-jacobs-9780674368262","title":"The Eternal Criminal Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person's interactions with just about everyone else. \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Criminal Record\u003c\/i\u003e makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person's criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn James Jacobs's view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James B. Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674368266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674368262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 97","brand":"James B. Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120024908031,"sku":"9780674368262","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bb79d98-0462-4f5e-befe-1ba646db0bfe.jpg?v=1687412155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eternal-criminal-record-james-b-jacobs-9780674368262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}