The Rich Get Richer and The Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice (9th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 020568842X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reiman joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion full-time in 1988, becoming director of the Master’s Program in Philosophy and Social Policy. in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York at Albany in 1986, and is indebted to Graeme Newman for helping to direct him away from law school to the Justice, Law and
The author argues that actions of well-off people, such as their refusal to make workplaces safe, refusal to curtail deadly pollution, promotion of unnecessary surgery, and prescriptions for unnecessary drugs, cause occupational and environmental hazards to innocent members of the public and produce just as much death, destruction, and financial loss as so-called crimes of the poor. However, these acts of the well-off are rarely treated as crimes, and when they are, they are never treated as severely as crimes of the poor. NEW: This text now has a companion 25 article reader: The Rich get Richer and the Poor get Prison: A Reader (ISBN: 0-205-68842-X). This best-selling text examines the premise th
A Sociological Look While some reviewers seem to be viewing this book as an attack against the rich in a conspiracy to put poor people in prison, it is not. I had to read this book for a Criminology class and I found it to be a wonderful addition to the reading material I was already studying. This book does not claim to cover all the factors that contribute to crime, but it is a new way to look at the way that our criminal justice system works against the poor.. An Eye-Opening Read Marlee Before I read this book, I was one of those people who thought the prison system wasn't tough enough. After I read this book for a philosophy class, my opinion changed. I was made aware of how flawed our justice system really is, and how it should be improved. The authors support their beliefs with statistics and studies. I can't say that I agree with every single point they make, but I definitely believe that this book was vital to my college career. It is an easy read, as well. I took off one star because I think the authors could have suggested more way. A huge wake-up call on our failing justice system A Customer Everything in this book seems to make so much sense, but why can't more people think this way? Our justice system in honestly going nowhere, and truthfully it is doing nothing to prevent crime, let alone rehablitate criminals. Recidivism-70% SAD! Something needs to be done, and I love the arguments presented in this book. Now we can back ourselves up in arguments on the topic of crime. I highly recommend this book to sociologists and anyone currently working in the justice system. We need to wake up!
He has been the North American Editor of Critical Criminology: An International Journal, and was named Critical Criminologist of the Year by the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Critical Criminology. He is Vice President of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and is Vice President of the Board of SafeHouse, the local shelter and advocacy center for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.. He received his B.A. He is also coeditor, with Paul Leighton, of the anthology Criminal Justice Ethics (2001). Paul Leighton is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. After several years of holding a joint appointment in the Justice program and the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Dr. Reiman joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion full-time in 1988, becoming director of the Master’s Program i