The New York Times bestseller and 'Bible of a social movement' (San Francisco Chronicle) Once in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander offers a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status, denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights movement. Challenging the notion that the election of Barack Obama signalled a new era of colourblindness in the United States, The New Jim Crow reveals how racial discrimination was not ended but merely redesigned. By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of colour, the American criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, relegating millions to a permanent second-class status even as it formally adheres to the principle of colourblindness. A searing call to action for everyone concerned with social justice, The New Jim Crow is one of the most important books about race in the 21st century.
This text introduces and demystifies the procedures, customs and controversies of the English legal system. It takes account of changes in the divorce laws, the jury system, the functions of barristers and solicitors and the provisions of legal aid and services for the less well-off.
B>THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER./b>br>b>Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award 2018./b>br>b>Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2018./b>br>b>Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2018./b>b>/b>br>b>/b>br>b>'Eye-opening, funny and horrifying' Observer/b>br>b>'Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it' Daily Mail/b>You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or - perhaps through no fault of your own - a defendant. Whatever your role, you'd expect a fair trial. I'm a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free. I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it's too late.br>b>/b>br>b>A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER FOR 24 WEEKS./b>
The full text of one of the most radical and controversial Supreme Court decisions in American history, highlighting the galvanizing dissent by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan ...