{"product_id":"charged-the-new-movement-to-transform-american-prosecution-and-end-mass-incarceration-paperback","title":"Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Bazelon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A renowned journalist and legal commentator exposes the unchecked power of the prosecutor as a driving force in America's mass incarceration crisis--and charts a way out.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An important, thoughtful, and thorough examination of criminal justice in America that speaks directly to how we reduce mass incarceration.\"--Bryan Stevenson, author of \u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This harrowing, often enraging book is a hopeful one, as well, profiling innovative new approaches and the frontline advocates who champion them.\"--Matthew Desmond, author of \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE - SHORTLISTED FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The New York Public Library - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American criminal justice system is supposed to be a contest between two equal adversaries, the prosecution and the defense, with judges ensuring a fair fight. That image of the law does not match the reality in the courtroom, however. Much of the time, it is prosecutors more than judges who control the outcome of a case, from choosing the charge to setting bail to determining the plea bargain. They often decide who goes free and who goes to prison, even who lives and who dies. In \u003ci\u003eCharged, \u003c\/i\u003e Emily Bazelon reveals how this kind of unchecked power is the underreported cause of enormous injustice--and the missing piece in the mass incarceration puzzle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharged\u003c\/i\u003e follows the story of two young people caught up in the criminal justice system: Kevin, a twenty-year-old in Brooklyn who picked up his friend's gun as the cops burst in and was charged with a serious violent felony, and Noura, a teenage girl in Memphis indicted for the murder of her mother. Bazelon tracks both cases--from arrest and charging to trial and sentencing--and, with her trademark blend of deeply reported narrative, legal analysis, and investigative journalism, illustrates just how criminal prosecutions can go wrong and, more important, why they don't have to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBazelon also details the second chances they prosecutors can extend, if they choose, to Kevin and Noura and so many others. She follows a wave of reform-minded D.A.s who have been elected in some of our biggest cities, as well as in rural areas in every region of the country, put in office to do nothing less than reinvent how their job is done. If they succeed, they can point the country toward a different and profoundly better future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Bazelon \u003c\/b\u003e is a staff  writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law, and a lecturer at Yale Law School. Her previous book is the national bestseller  \u003ci\u003eSticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also a co-host of the  Slate Political Gabfest, a popular weekly podcast. Before joining the  \u003ci\u003eTimes  Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e Bazelon was a writer and editor at  \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, where she co-founded the women's section \"DoubleX.\" She lives in New Haven, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53857506033939,"sku":"9780399590030","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/cnQveWZKUC9tN1VTVVNwMlloNXRtZz09.webp?v=1771920017","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/charged-the-new-movement-to-transform-american-prosecution-and-end-mass-incarceration-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}