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Author: Jon Krakauer Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 1400078997 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 434
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
Author: Jon Krakauer Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 1400078997 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 434
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
Author: Frank Gruttadauria Publisher: ISBN: 9781508601357 Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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For a convicted criminal, completed jail time doesn't necessarily mean the sentence is over, but in most cases, is just beginning. Ex-offenders face a harsh reality once justice is served through the service of a sentence. Jobs are scarce, and prejudice runs deep for those with a criminal record. In many cases, a conviction becomes life sentence for nonviolent and first-time offenders as the barriers erected prevent them from reentering society as full members and make it all but impossible to move on with their lives in a self-developing and productive way. For the sixty-five million Americans with criminal records, there are few employment options. There is no discrimination on a criminal background report between nonviolent first-time offenders to those who committed crimes of violence. Many former inmates grow up in impoverished America and have little formal education. With few options for viable work, and hampered by a debilitating social stigma, survival in meeting the basic needs becomes a hopeless way of life. Rehabilitation, if it occurs at all, is incidental in the present US system. Frank Gruttadauria, a former investment banker who served seven years for white-collar crimes, understands the challenges faced by ex-offenders. In Under the Banner of Justice, he describes the journey many young, nonviolent, first-time offenders take as their indigence and lack of formal education grease the skids of their journey through the unforgiving criminal justice system.
Author: Douglas Brown, Kelly Publisher: Orbis Books ISBN: 1608335402 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 306
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"The 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenager in Florida, and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, brought public attention to controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws. The verdict, as much as the killing, sent shock waves through the African-American community, recalling a history of similar deaths, and the long struggle for justice. On the Sunday morning following the verdict, black preachers around the country addressed the question, "Where is the justice of God? What are we to hope for?" This book is an attempt to take seriously social and theological questions raised by this and similar stories, and to answer black church people's questions of justice and faith in response to the call of God. But Kelly Brown Douglas also brings another significant interpretative lens to this text: that of a mother. "There has been no story in the news that has troubled me more than that of Trayvon Martin's slaying. President Obama said that if he had a son his son would look like Trayvon. I do have a son and he does look like Trayvon." Her book will also affirm the "truth" of a black mother's faith in these times of stand your ground."--
Author: Cheryl Redhorse Bennett Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 0816545219 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 233
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Our Fight Has Just Begun is a timely and urgent work. The result of more than a decade of research, it revises history, documents anti-Indianism, and gives voice to victims of racial violence. Navajo scholar Cheryl Redhorse Bennett reveals a lesser-known story of Navajo activism and the courageous organizers that confronted racial injustice and inspired generations. Illuminating largely untold stories of hate crimes committed against Native Americans in the Four Corners region of the United States, this work places these stories within a larger history, connecting historical violence in the United States to present-day hate crimes. Bennett contends that hate crimes committed against Native Americans have persisted as an extension of an “Indian hating” ideology that has existed since colonization, exposing how the justice system has failed Native American victims and families. While this book looks deeply at multiple generations of unnecessary and ongoing pain and violence, it also recognizes that this is a time of uncertainty and hope. The movement to abolish racial injustice and racially motivated violence has gained fierce momentum. Our Fight Has Just Begun shows that racism, hate speech, and hate crimes are ever present and offers recommendations for racial justice.
Author: Jon Krakauer Publisher: Anchor ISBN: 0804170568 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 417
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A devastating exposé of colleges and local law enforcement.... A substantive deep dive into the morass of campus sex crimes, where the victim is too often treated like the accused.” —Entertainment Weekly Missoula, Montana, is a typical college town, home to a highly regarded state university whose beloved football team inspires a passionately loyal fan base. Between January 2008 and May 2012, hundreds of students reported sexual assaults to the local police. Few of the cases were properly handled by either the university or local authorities. In this, Missoula is also typical. In these pages, acclaimed journalist Jon Krakauer investigates a spate of campus rapes that occurred in Missoula over a four-year period. Taking the town as a case study for a crime that is sadly prevalent throughout the nation, Krakauer documents the experiences of five victims: their fear and self-doubt in the aftermath; the skepticism directed at them by police, prosecutors, and the public; their bravery in pushing forward and what it cost them. These stories cut through abstract ideological debate about acquaintance rape to demonstrate that it does not happen because women are sending mixed signals or seeking attention. They are victims of a terrible crime, deserving of fairness from our justice system. Rigorously researched, rendered in incisive prose, Missoula stands as an essential call to action.
Author: John T. Whitehead Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000519937 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 556
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Juvenile Justice: An Introduction, Tenth Edition, presents a comprehensive picture of juvenile offending, delinquency theories, and the ways juvenile justice actors and agencies react to delinquency. Whitehead and Lab offer evidence-based suggestions for successful interventions and treatment and examine the prospects for rebalancing the model of juvenile court. This new edition includes insightful analysis and the latest available statistics on juvenile crime and victimization, drug use, court processing, and corrections. Special attention is given to female involvement, disproportionate minority contact, and diversity issues. The text also includes extensive discussion of police shootings, the issue of race, probation reform, life sentences for juveniles, recent Supreme Court decisions, and reform suggestions from Currie and Feld. An essential text for undergraduate juvenile justice courses, this book offers rich pedagogical features and online resources. Each chapter enhances student understanding with Key Terms, a What You Need to Know section, and Discussion Questions. Links at key points in the text show students where to get the latest information.
Author: Brendan O'Flaherty Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674240170 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 385
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Shadows of Doubt reveals how deeply stereotypes distort our interactions, shape crime, and deform the criminal justice system. If you’re a robber, how do you choose your victims? As a police officer, how afraid are you of the young man you’re about to arrest? As a judge, do you think the suspect in front of you will show up in court if released from pretrial detention? As a juror, does the defendant seem guilty to you? Your answers may depend on the stereotypes you hold, and the stereotypes you believe others hold. In this provocative, pioneering book, economists Brendan O’Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi explore how stereotypes can shape the ways crimes unfold and how they contaminate the justice system through far more insidious, pervasive, and surprising paths than we have previously imagined. Crime and punishment occur under extreme uncertainty. Offenders, victims, police officers, judges, and jurors make high-stakes decisions with limited information, under severe time pressure. With compelling stories and extensive data on how people act as they try to commit, prevent, or punish crimes, O’Flaherty and Sethi reveal the extent to which we rely on stereotypes as shortcuts in our decision making. Sometimes it’s simple: Robbers tend to target those they stereotype as being more compliant. Other interactions display a complex and sometimes tragic interplay of assumptions: “If he thinks I’m dangerous, he might shoot. I’ll shoot first.” Shadows of Doubt shows how deeply stereotypes are implicated in the most controversial criminal justice issues of our time, and how a clearer understanding of their effects can guide us toward a more just society.
Author: Amartya Sen Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674060474 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 497
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Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.
Author: Dr. Kaushik Chaudhary Publisher: Notion Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 275
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From the Nyay-Darshan of ancient India, where the word ‘Justice’ was defined for the first time, humanity has walked a long way to arrive at a different meaning altogether. In the 1830s, the British destroyed two ancient systems of Indian civilization. One was the Gurukul education system in Sanskrit, and the second was the concept of Nyay from the Nyaydarshan. Nyay was the fundamental way of living for every learned Indian. It was expelled under a systemic conspiracy. And this novel restores the same idea of Nyay back in modern India. It is the story of Sunita Roy, an idealistic law student and only daughter of a top industrialist, who turns against the system when she sees the killing of her father in front of her eyes and fails to get justice in court. She uses all her excellence to expose the impotence of the judiciary system and ensures justice for all in a controversial way. When Sunita is about to reach her final success, an investigation of a brainy CBI officer, Akshara Mathur, turns the play to the other side. Now, the system traps her in her own play. And there comes Rohan, the love interest of Sunita, to rescue her. He rescues her, but the price she pays for it puts her in front of the self-realization of a lifetime.
Author: Justice John Paul Stevens Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316489670 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 560
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A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times). When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his thirty-four-year tenure, Justice Stevens was a prolific writer, authoring more than 1000 opinions. In The Making of a Justice, he recounts his extraordinary life, offering an intimate and illuminating account of his service on the nation's highest court. Appointed by President Gerald Ford and eventually retiring during President Obama's first term, Justice Stevens has been witness to, and an integral part of, landmark changes in American society during some of the most important Supreme Court decisions over the last four decades. With stories of growing up in Chicago, his work as a naval traffic analyst at Pearl Harbor during World War II, and his early days in private practice, The Making of a Justice is a warm and fascinating account of Justice Stevens's unique and transformative American life.
Author: Jon Krakauer
Author: Jon Krakauer
Author: Frank Gruttadauria
Author: Douglas Brown, Kelly 
Author: Cheryl Redhorse Bennett
Author: Jon Krakauer
Author: John T. Whitehead
Author: Brendan O'Flaherty
Author: Amartya Sen
Author: Dr. Kaushik Chaudhary
Author: Justice John Paul Stevens