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In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s. Quincy was framed, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison with no lawyer,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Using case histories and personal experiences, a one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York explains how the U.S. justice system works and shows the thought process Americans need to best achieve truth and justice in our daily lives and within our society.
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American Bar Association
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A thorough introduction to American legal principles, a highly accessible user’s guide into both the spirit and the black letter law underlying the U.S. legal system. Everyone who wants a better, working understanding of U.S. law and the way it is applied—foreign lawyers, law students or those thinking about law school, business professionals, journalists, and the simply curious—can use this straightforward, approachable guide to the American...
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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
"Criminal Justice: Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--Provided by publisher.
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PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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This new PBS town hall meeting, moderated by Gwen Ifill, explores the many issues around race relations that have come to the fore during this tense few months, after a white gunman shot and killed nine African-American parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, and the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds that followed..
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PBS
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, explores events following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri. The program, recorded before an audience on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will include national leaders and prominent thinkers in the areas of law enforcement, race and civil rights, as well as government officials, faith leaders and youth..
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Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Today, there are more African Americans in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. The prison population has exploded by 500% since the end of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. America locks up more of its racial and ethnic minorities than any other country (including South Africa at the height of apartheid). Mass incarceration has emerged as America's new caste system. How...
12) Judicial branch
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Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"In this book, readers will learn about the judicial branch of the United States government. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about how the judicial branch is structured and how it interprets laws to ensure that the federal government and society runs smoothly."--
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Best-selling author, former executive editor of the New York Times, and self-confessed political junkie, Jill Abramson has written a detailed and fascinating book that explains how the highest court in the United States works, who gets to serve on it, which cases have had the greatest impact on the country, and why the US justice system is so vital to democracy"--
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Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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From an award-winning lawyer-reporter, this radically new explanation for America's failing justice system squarely places the blame on the assembly-line approach of the nation's courtrooms and argues for the development of a new method of checks and balances.
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Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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"Delves into the world of policing, describing the techniques police officers use to catch criminals and some of the problems the police encounter. Includes real-life examples and in-depth case studies from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
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Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Explains the basics of the law, how the juvenile court system works, what circumstances often get juveniles in trouble, what rights a juvenile has when arrested, and what consequences a juvenile might face of found guilty of a crime.
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Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The number of Americans who live behind bars has increased by 550 percent over the last 40 years. This has been the result of aggressive tough-on-crime legislation that had more harmful effects than lawmakers could have foreseen. Experts now see the problem but disagree on the solutions. Does incarceration limit crime, or does it simply feed into a cycle of problems that harm society and create a criminal class? Are sentences and rehabilitation programs...
19) Rage
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they murdered a younger child. While Troy died violently behind bars, the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he’s emerged a haunted, rootless man with a pressing need: to talk—once again—with psychologist Alex Delaware. But when Rand’s life comes to a brutal end, his words...
Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they murdered a younger child. While Troy died violently behind bars, the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he’s emerged a haunted, rootless man with a pressing need: to talk—once again—with psychologist Alex Delaware. But when Rand’s life comes to a brutal end, his words...