discrimination in criminal justice administration

Argues that the American legal system discriminates against the poor and minorities.

Examines five cases throughout history as examples of situations where people have compromised their principles in the name of safety, and covers the Salem witch trials, the Haymarket Affair trial, the Scopes "Monkey" trial, and others.

Investigates the case of Michael Lewis, known as "Little B," who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison at the age of fourteen for shooting a man to death in "The Bluff" neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and attempts to understand why the city, and especially its African-American population, rushed to condemn the young man.

Presents the case of when a white seventeen-year-old Groveland, Florida, girl cried rape against four young African American men and discusses how Thurgood Marshall became embroiled in the explosive and deadly case.

Presents twenty-six essays that discuss the political, social, and economic biases involved in the police and prison systems, including death penalties, electronic surveillance, conviction and sentencing rates, and health care of inmates.

A collection of essays in which twelve African-Americans address issues of racial identity and the justice system, discussing the conflicting loyaties they feel as journalists, lawyers, jurors, judges, police officers, and crime victims, who find themselves in the same position as African-American prosector Christopher Darden when he attempted to convict O.J. Simpson.

The greatest injustices occur when a poor man or woman is wrongfully charged with a capital offense and sentenced to death.

Examines the relationship between race and crime in the United States and the role that race plays in the American criminal justice system.

Explores some of the facts surrounding law enforcement, legal proceedings, and incarceration; and examines some of the injustices of the judicial system in North America.