Fixing Legal Injustice in America - The Case for a Defender General of the United States

Through clients' stories and historical perspectives, Andrea D. Lyon explains what's wrong with the criminal justice system and makes the case that the United States needs someone who represents the poor and disenfranchised, who is part of discussions of policy, funding, or the administration of justice-a Defender General.

List of contents

Chapter 1: You Have a Right to An Attorney-Kind of
Chapter 2: The System Isn't Broken; It Was Built This Way
Chapter 3: [Un]equal Justice: Racism's Thumb on the Scales
Chapter 4: The Inequality Tax: The Economic Case for Criminal Justice Reform
Chapter 5: The War on Us: Laws that Caused Mass Incarceration
Chapter 6: What a Defender General's Office Can Mean

About the author

Dean Andrea Lyon, Valparaiso University Law School (updated 09/08/2014)

Summary

Through clients’ stories and historical perspectives, Andrea D. Lyon explicates what’s wrong with the criminal justice system and makes a compelling case that the United States needs a Defender General. Someone who represents the poor and disenfranchised, who is part of any discussions of policy, funding, or the administration of justice.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea D. Lyon, Lyon Andrea D.
• Assisted by: Cynthia W. Roseberry (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781538164655
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6465-5
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Government / Federal, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, United States of America, USA, Criminal procedure, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Government powers, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law