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Justice for All identifies ten central flaws in the criminal justice system and offers an array of solutions - from status quo to evolution to revolution - to address the inequities and injustices that far too often result in courtrooms across the United States.
List of contents
Part One: Law EnforcementChapter 1 - De-escalation and Police Use of Excessive Force
Chapter 2 - Reforming, Transforming, Reimagining, or Defunding the Police
Chapter 3 - Mental Health of United States Law Enforcement Officers
Part Two: Courts and Attorneys
Chapter 4 - Cash Bail and Unequal Justice
Chapter 5 - Ineffective Assistance of Defense Counsel
Chapter 6 - Prosecutorial Misconduct, Consequences, Remedies, and Immunity
Part Three: Sentencing and Corrections
Chapter 7 - Sentencing
Chapter 8 - Capital Punishment
Chapter 9 - Mass Incarceration and Prison Privatization
Chapter 10 - Mentally Ill Offenders
About the author
Charles E. MacLean, J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice at the Metropolitan State University in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Prior to entering the Academy, Chuck served for twenty years as a state felony prosecutor in Minnesota.
Adam Lamparello, J.D., LL.M., is an Assistant Professor of Public Law at Georgia State College and University in Milledgeville, Georgia. Adam has published over seventy-five law review articles and three textbooks that focus on constitutional law, criminal law, and legal education.
Summary
Justice for All identifies ten central flaws in the criminal justice system and offers an array of solutions - from status quo to evolution to revolution - to address the inequities and injustices that far too often result in courtrooms across the United States.