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A curated collection of books related to Criminal Law, ranked by recommendation signals.

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No coverCaste
Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents

16 recommendations
Description

The Pulitzer Prize?winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.?As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to ...

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Just Mercy
Just Mercy

A Story of Justice and Redemption

15 recommendations
Description

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice?from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poo...

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The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

10 recommendations
Recommendation Context
Available recommendation signals cluster around Sociology, Social Sciences, Criminal, Law, NonFiction lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for decision-making, behavior, or human motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.
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Locking Up Our Own
Locking Up Our Own

Crime and Punishment in Black America

3 recommendations
Recommendation Context
Available recommendation signals cluster around Social Sciences, Criminal, Law, NonFiction, History lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for decision-making, behavior, or human motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.
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No coverThe Nine
The Nine

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

2 recommendations
Description

In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important?and secret?legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store ...

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No coverGhettoside
Ghettoside

A True Story of Murder in America

1 recommendation
Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, USA TODAY, AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE ? A masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in AmericaNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST ? NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR...

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No coverLocked In
Locked In

The True Causes of Mass Incarcerationand How to Achieve Real Reform

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No coverSuspect Identities
Suspect Identities

A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identification

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No coverThe Myth of Repressed Memory
The Myth of Repressed Memory

False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse

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