Jeffrey H Reiman
2) The rich get richer and the poor get prison: thinking critically about class and criminal justice
Author
Publisher
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren't the tools of the criminal justice system being used to protect Americans from predatory business practices and to punish well-off people who cause widespread harm? This new edition continues to engage readers in important exercises of critical thinking: Why has the U.S. relied so heavily on tough crime...