{"product_id":"in-their-names-the-untold-story-of-victims-rights-mass-incarceration-and-the-future-of-public-safety-paperback","title":"In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victims' Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety - 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\u003eLenore Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a book that Van Jones calls a \"game changer\" and Baz Dreisinger calls \"a must-read,\" the founder of Alliance for Safety and Justice dispels the myth that mass incarceration benefits crime victims and offers a transformative new vision for public safety\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a passionate and provocative indictment of how the victims' rights movement has warped the American justice system\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eIn Their Names\u003c\/em\u003e dispels the myth that mass incarceration benefits victims, and proposes a new public safety paradigm that recognizes victims' true safety needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLenore Anderson, whom the distinguished criminologist David Kennedy calls \"one of the most effective criminal justice reformers America has ever had,\" demonstrates how, in the 1980s, victims' rights political activism morphed into a demand for more incarceration \"in their names,\" while bringing about policies that fuel more trauma than they heal. Called \"well-researched, results-driven, and readable\" by \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn Their Names\u003c\/em\u003e \"deserves a wide audience, from policymakers to ordinary citizens alike,\" according to James Forman Jr., Yale Law School professor and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eLocking Up Our Own\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a time when U.S. crime policy is increasingly debated in politics and media, the lessons and message of this book are current--and urgent. As renowned criminal justice author Nell Bernstein writes, Anderson \"offers a vision of justice and healing that is generous enough to encompass all of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow available in an accessible paperback format, this \"startling wake-up call\" (Susan Burton) argues persuasively for closing the gap between our public safety systems and victims, to heal cycles of violence and enhance public safety for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former punk drummer turned prosecutor, \u003cstrong\u003eLenore Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and president of the Alliance for Safety and Justice. She is a former chief of policy at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, former director of public safety for the Oakland mayor, and the recipient of a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award and a Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award. She lives in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52847931359507,"sku":"9781620979501","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/x8BHVJkgrY9781620979501.webp?v=1766850940","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/in-their-names-the-untold-story-of-victims-rights-mass-incarceration-and-the-future-of-public-safety-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}