{"product_id":"the-american-criminal-justice-system-gerhard-falk-9780313383472","title":"The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis critical yet honest appraisal of our criminal justice system addresses its strengths and its flaws--and makes recommendations for improvement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It\u003c\/i\u003e calls attention to a criminal justice system that needs improvement. Author Gerhard Falk shows that the police themselves often violate the law; that prosecutors send innocent citizens to prison and even to death row; that defense attorneys take on cases they are not prepared to handle; that juries vote guilt or innocence on the basis of emotion, not facts; that judges are often failed attorneys or unscrupulous politicians; and that jails and prisons are too frequently warehouses of the poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs background for his analysis, Falk discusses the history of the police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges, as well as the history of prisons and \"the prison industrial complex.\" He also offers a devastating analysis of the death penalty and its practitioners. The book ends with recommendations for the improvement of our criminal justice system so that America can truly be, as our Supreme Court proclaims, a land of \"Equal Justice under Law.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerhard Falk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313383472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313383472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 162","brand":"Gerhard Falk","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001149833471,"sku":"9780313383472","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6fc2ca9-6718-48c8-ad9b-2e86cc992d39.jpg?v=1751600211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-criminal-justice-system-gerhard-falk-9780313383472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}