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The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, And Criminal Justice Available To Downloads
Illustrates the issue of economic inequality within the American justice system. The best-selling text, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison contends that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish.  The authors argue that even before the process of arrest, trial, and sentencing, the system is biased against the poor in what it chooses to treat as crime.  The authors show that numerous acts of the well-off--such as their refusal to make workplaces safe, refusal to curtail deadly pollution, promotion of unnecessary surgery, and prescriptions for unnecessary drugs--cause as much harm as the acts of the poor that are treated as crimes. However, the dangerous acts of the well-off are almost never treated as crimes, and when they are, they are almost never treated as severely as the crimes of the poor.  Not only does the criminal justice system fail to protect against the harmful acts of well-off people, it also fails to remedy the causes of crime, such as poverty. This results in a large population of poor criminals in our prisons and in our media. The authors contend that the idea of crime as a work of the poor serves the interests of the rich and powerful while conveying a misleading notion that the real threat to Americans comes from the bottom of society rather than the top. Learning Goals  Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Examine the criminal justice system through the lens of the poor. Understand that much of what goes on in the criminal justice system violates one’s own sense of fairness. Morally evaluate the criminal justice system’s failures. Identify the type of legislature that is biased against the poor.
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 10 edition (October 4, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0205137725
ISBN-13: 978-0205137725
Product Dimensions:  5.9 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #43,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #60 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Criminology   #78 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Class   #184 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Sociology
This is the first time I've written a review for a book assigned to me in college, and probably the only one I will write since I have now completed my criminal justice degree. This text was one of FIVE books assigned to one course. Each time an assignment required a reading from this book, I looked forward to it. And I am in no way an over-achiever, I just truly enjoyed the book. It's an easy read; not dry like many texts you have to force yourself to read, and it was often witty and sarcastic while delivering vital information. Great at getting the point across and making it memorable. I recommend this book for any CJ courses discussing race, class, and crime.
I wish I could buy copies of this book to hand out to almost anyone who starts pontificating about how our criminal justice system works.
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