{"product_id":"the-american-criminal-justice-system-how-it-works-how-it-doesnt-and-how-to-fix-it-hardcover","title":"The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerhard Falk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerhard Falk\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is professor of sociology at the State University of New York, College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48099529588995,"sku":"9780313383472","price":921.06,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/KS-fDxicNr9780313383472.webp?v=1778496632","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-dk\/products\/the-american-criminal-justice-system-how-it-works-how-it-doesnt-and-how-to-fix-it-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}