Progressive Prosecution

Race and Reform in Criminal Justice
Herausgeber: Taylor-Thompson, Kim; Thompson, Anthony C

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Produktbeschreibung

"The 2020 murder of George Floyd rocked nearly every aspect of American life and brought issues of police brutality to the forefront of public discourse. In the wake of his death and under extreme public pressure, many politicians, police chiefs, and court officials acknowledged the existence of systemic inequality in the fields of policing and criminal justice. However, with few exceptions, one actor within the justice system remained painfully silent: prosecutors. Progressive Prosecution both argues that this group should be at the forefront of calls for criminal justice reform and provides a guidebook for how this can be achieved. To date, little has been written that offers real guidance to District Attorneys and their staffs to help them shape a new culture within their offices dedicated to race-conscious practices and even-handed approaches. And even less has been written to educate a broader audience about the importance of a race-sensitive, community-based prosecution function in making real change in the criminal justice system and moving toward real justice. Progressive Prosecution offers both through a curated collection of chapters written by criminal justice experts and practicing District Attorneys focused on those components of prosecution policy and practice that deserve and demand radical rethinking. The book puts forth a radical new vision of prosecution: prosecutors must redefine the future of the criminal justice system"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New York University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 68g
• ISBN-13: 9781479809950
• ISBN-10: 1479809950
• Artikelnr.: 62812910

Autorenporträt

Anthony C. Thompson is Professor of Clinical Law Emerita at New York University School of Law and is the Founding Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU School of Law. Kim Taylor-Thompson is Professor of Clinical Law Emerita at New York University School of Law. She founded the Criminal Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Her writing examines the distorting effect of race on justice. Taylor-Thompson practiced for a decade at the D.C. Public Defender Service, ultimately serving as Director.