Radical Acts of Justice - Shifting Power in the Criminal Justice System

"An original argument that the answer to mass incarceration lies not with experts and pundits, but with ordinary people taking extraordinary actions together-written by a leading authority on bail reform and social movements"--

About the author

A former public defender, Jocelyn Simonson is professor of law at Brooklyn Law School and the leading national authority on community bail funds. Her work has been cited by the Supreme Court and discussed in The Atlantic, the New Yorker, and the Associated Press, and she has written for the New York Times, The Nation, n+1, the Washington Post, and others. Radical Acts of Justice (The New Press) is her first book. She lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Jocelyn Simonson
• Publisher: New press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781620977446
• ISBN: 978-1-62097-744-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminal procedure, Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, Political activism / Political engagement, Social discrimination and social justice