Punishment without crime : how our massive misdemeanor system traps the innocent and makes America more unequal
(Book)
Author
Status
Chisago Lakes Area Library - Nonfiction
364.6 N
1 available
364.6 N
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Chisago Lakes Area Library - Nonfiction | 364.6 N | Available |
More Details
Format
Book
Physical Desc
vii, 334 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Punishment Without Crime offers an urgent new interpretation of inequality and injustice in America by examining the paradigmatic American offense: the lowly misdemeanor. Based on extensive original research, legal scholar Alexandra Natapoff reveals the inner workings of a massive petty offense system that produces over 13 million cases each year. People arrested for minor crimes are swept through courts where defendants often lack lawyers, judges process cases in mere minutes, and nearly everyone pleads guilty. This misdemeanor machine starts punishing people long before they are convicted; it punishes the innocent; and it punishes conduct that never should have been a crime. As a result, vast numbers of Americans -- most of them poor and people of color -- are stigmatized as criminals, impoverished through fines and fees, and stripped of drivers' licenses, jobs, and housing. For too long, misdemeanors have been ignored. But they are crucial to understanding our punitive criminal system and our widening economic and racial divides." -- Amazon.com.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Natapoff, A. (2018). Punishment without crime: how our massive misdemeanor system traps the innocent and makes America more unequal (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Natapoff, Alexandra. 2018. Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Natapoff, Alexandra. Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal Basic Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Natapoff, Alexandra. Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal First edition., Basic Books, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.