In Black and White - A Young Barrister's Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System

Informationen zum Autor Alexandra Wilson is a junior barrister. She grew up in Essex and is the eldest of four children. Her mother is White British, her father is Black British and her paternal grandparents were born in Jamaica and came to England as part of the Windrush generation. Alexandra studied at the University of Oxford and was awarded two prestigious scholarships, enabling her to research the impact of police shootings in the US on young people's attitudes to the police. She went on to study for a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) and her Master of Laws at BPP University in London. Alexandra was awarded the first Queen's scholarship by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, a scholarship awarded to students showing exceptional promise in a career at the Bar. Alongside her paid family and criminal law work, Alexandra helps to facilitate access to justice by providing legal representation for disenfranchised minorities and others on a pro-bono basis. Twitter: @EssexBarrister. Klappentext Alexandra Wilson, a young mixed-race barrister, provides a compelling insight into the systemic racism in our legal system. Zusammenfassung Alexandra Wilson, a young mixed-race barrister, provides a compelling insight into the systemic racism in our legal system.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Wilson
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.04.2021
• EAN: 9781913068318
• ISBN: 978-1-913068-31-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Memoirs, LAW / Legal Profession, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges, LAW / Gender & the Law, Gender & the law, Law and society, gender issues, Law and society, sociology of law, Legal profession / practice of law: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs