🏛️ Misdemeanor Courts

Books exploring the overlooked machinery of lower criminal courts, where minor charges carry outsized consequences for the most vulnerable defendants.

Punishment Without Crime

by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018

Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.

4.16

441

💰 Cash Bail 🧾 Fines And Fees 🔗 Debtors Prisons

Punishment Without Crime 91%

Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.

by Alexandra Natapoff 2018

4.16

441 ratings

💰 Cash Bail 🧾 Fines And Fees 🔗 Debtors Prisons

Doing Justice

by Preet Bharara • 2019

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

4.27

6k+

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics

Doing Justice 88%

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

by Preet Bharara 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics

Civil Procedure

by Joseph W. Glannon • 1992

Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.

3.78

339

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Procedure 🏛️ Federal Courts ⚖️ Litigation Basics

Civil Procedure 87%

Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.

by Joseph W. Glannon 1992

3.78

339 ratings

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Procedure 🏛️ Federal Courts ⚖️ Litigation Basics

Eve Was Framed

by Helena Kennedy • 1992

British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.

4.31

903

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 👩‍⚖️ Gender And Law ❌ Rape Myths

Eve Was Framed 87%

British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.

by Helena Kennedy 1992

4.31

903 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 👩‍⚖️ Gender And Law ❌ Rape Myths

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

4.06

127

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power

The Tyranny of Good Intentions 87%

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000

4.06

127 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power

Profit and Punishment

by Tony Messenger • 2021

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

4.26

658

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

Profit and Punishment 87%

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

by Tony Messenger 2021

4.26

658 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality

The Secret Barrister

by The Secret Barrister • 2018

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

3.88

23k+

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics

The Secret Barrister 87%

A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.

by The Secret Barrister 2018

3.88

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice 💔 Systemic Failure 💷 Austerity Politics

Criminal (In)Justice

by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

4.13

222

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform

Criminal (In)Justice 87%

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

by Rafael A. Mangual 2022

4.13

222 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform

Fake Law

by The Secret Barrister • 2020

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

4.18

5k+

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law

Fake Law 87%

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

by The Secret Barrister 2020

4.18

5k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law

The Innocent Man

by John Grisham • 2006

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

3.87

85k+

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Innocent Man 87%

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

by John Grisham 2006

3.87

85k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct

The Perils of Federalism

by Lisa L. Miller • 2008

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

3.54

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics

The Perils of Federalism 87%

Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.

by Lisa L. Miller 2008

3.54

13 ratings

📜 American Political Development ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🏛️ Interest Group Politics

Bête noire

by Éric Dupond-Moretti • 2012

In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.

3.80

186

🏛️ Criminal Justice ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🛡️ Criminal Defense

Bête noire 87%

In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.

by Éric Dupond-Moretti 2012

3.80

186 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🛡️ Criminal Defense

Smart on Crime

by Kamala Harris • 2009

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

3.75

346

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs

Smart on Crime 87%

Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.

by Kamala Harris 2009

3.75

346 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚪 Reentry Programs

Rebooting Justice

by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

3.90

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform

Rebooting Justice 87%

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

by Benjamin H. Barton 2017

3.90

29 ratings

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform

Manifesting Justice

by Valena E. Beety • 2022

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

4.33

126

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice

Manifesting Justice 87%

Wrongful convictions target women and queer people differently. A legal method to fight back.

by Valena E. Beety 2022

4.33

126 ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform 🫂 Restorative Justice

Nothing But The Truth

by The Secret Barrister • 2022

Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.

4.07

4k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice 📖 Legal Memoirs 💀 Dark Humour

Nothing But The Truth 87%

Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.

by The Secret Barrister 2022

4.07

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice 📖 Legal Memoirs 💀 Dark Humour

Justice on the Brink

by Linda Greenhouse • 2021

Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.

4.01

725

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law ⚡ Judicial Politics

Justice on the Brink 87%

Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.

by Linda Greenhouse 2021

4.01

725 ratings

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law ⚡ Judicial Politics

Manifest Injustice

by Barry Siegel • 2013

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

4.10

178

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics

Manifest Injustice 87%

The clemency board voted unanimously to free him. Then the governor, facing reelection, said no.

by Barry Siegel 2013

4.10

178 ratings

🚨 Wrongful Conviction 🕊️ Innocence Movement 🔬 Flawed Forensics

Arrest-Proof Yourself

by Dale C. Carson • 2007

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

3.77

320

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform

Arrest-Proof Yourself 87%

A former cop's blunt rules for staying invisible to police and out of the permanent digital prison.

by Dale C. Carson 2007

3.77

320 ratings

🧑‍✈️ Police Encounters ⚖️ Legal Self-Defense ⛓️‍💥 Criminal Justice Reform

Blind Injustice

by Mark Godsey • 2017

How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.

4.39

345

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 👁️ Eyewitness Misidentification

Blind Injustice 86%

How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.

by Mark Godsey 2017

4.39

345 ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Convictions 🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 👁️ Eyewitness Misidentification

Pure Murder

by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights

Pure Murder 86%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights

How Judges Think

by Richard A. Posner • 2008

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

3.83

382

⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary

How Judges Think 86%

Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.

by Richard A. Posner 2008

3.83

382 ratings

⚖️ Judicial Behavior 📚 Legal Realism 🇺🇸 American Judiciary

The United States Constitution in Film

by Eric Kasper • 2018

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics

The United States Constitution in Film Summary

The United States Constitution in Film 86%

How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.

by Eric Kasper 2018

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🎬 Film And Law 🇺🇸 American Politics

Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer

by Michael Mansfield • 2009

A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.

4.01

157

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🚔 Police Misconduct

Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 86%

A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.

by Michael Mansfield 2009

4.01

157 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🚔 Police Misconduct

Juvenile Delinquency

by Larry J. Siegel • 2004

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

3.73

109

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime

Juvenile Delinquency 86%

Youth crime stems from biology, poverty, and a system caught between punishment and rehabilitation.

by Larry J. Siegel 2004

3.73

109 ratings

🏛️ Juvenile Justice 📚 Criminological Theory 🔍 Youth Crime

The Jailhouse Lawyer

by Calvin Duncan • 2025

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

4.49

1k+

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir

The Jailhouse Lawyer 86%

He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.

by Calvin Duncan 2025

4.49

1k+ ratings

🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🔗 Mass Incarceration ✍️ Prison Memoir

The Rights Revolution

by Charles R. Epp • 1998

Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.

3.79

⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Rights 🏛️ Legal Mobilization

The Rights Revolution 86%

Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.

by Charles R. Epp 1998

3.79

42 ratings

⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Rights 🏛️ Legal Mobilization

Unusually Cruel

by Marc Morjé Howard • 2017

Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.

4.39

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🛠️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧑🏿‍⚖️ Racial Bias In Justice

Unusually Cruel 86%

Ten times the prisoners of Europe, and not because of crime: four forces behind American punishment.

by Marc Morjé Howard 2017

4.39

41 ratings

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🛠️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧑🏿‍⚖️ Racial Bias In Justice

Lawless

by Leah Litman • 2025

A political minority captured the Court. Now it's unraveling settled rights on resentment.

4.04

2k+

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law 🗳️ Minority Rule

Lawless 86%

A political minority captured the Court. Now it's unraveling settled rights on resentment.

by Leah Litman 2025

4.04

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Supreme Court ⚖️ Constitutional Law 🗳️ Minority Rule

Crime & Punishment

by Russell Marks • 2015

Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.

4.08

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🤝 Restorative Justice

Crime & Punishment 86%

Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.

by Russell Marks 2015

4.08

49 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🤝 Restorative Justice

Insane

by Alisa Roth • 2018

Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.

4.07

1k+

🏥 Mental Illness In Jails 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🏚️ Deinstitutionalization

Insane 86%

Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.

by Alisa Roth 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🏥 Mental Illness In Jails 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🏚️ Deinstitutionalization

Last Chance in Texas

by John Hubner • 2005

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

4.29

828

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice

Last Chance in Texas 86%

At a Texas juvenile prison, violent offenders reenact their crimes. Only one in ten reoffends.

by John Hubner 2005

4.29

828 ratings

⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🔄 Offender Rehabilitation 🫂 Restorative Justice

Life Of Crime

by Harry Ognall • 2018

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

3.70

841

⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials

Life Of Crime 86%

A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.

by Harry Ognall 2018

3.70

841 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice 🏛️ English Law 🔍 High-Profile Trials

On Confidence

by The School of Life • 2017

Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.

3.91

4k+

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🏛️ Supreme Court Cases 📜 American Legal History

On Confidence 86%

Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.

by The School of Life 2017

3.91

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Constitutional Law 🏛️ Supreme Court Cases 📜 American Legal History

Life Without Lawyers

by Philip K. Howard • 2009

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

3.65

176

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction

Life Without Lawyers 86%

America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.

by Philip K. Howard 2009

3.65

176 ratings

⚖️ Legal Reform 📋 Tort Reform 🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction

Rogue Lawyer

by John Grisham • 2015

From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.

3.81

91k+

🏛️ Criminal Defense ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🚬 Cynical Antihero

Rogue Lawyer 86%

From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.

by John Grisham 2015

3.81

91k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Defense ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🚬 Cynical Antihero

The Last Chance Lawyer

by William Bernhardt • 2019

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

4.27

5k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family

The Last Chance Lawyer 86%

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

by William Bernhardt 2019

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family

Making Your Case

by Bryan A. Garner • 2007

A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.

4.10

2k+

⚖️ Legal Persuasion 🏛️ Appellate Advocacy 🗣️ Oral Argument

Making Your Case 86%

A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.

by Bryan A. Garner 2007

4.10

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Persuasion 🏛️ Appellate Advocacy 🗣️ Oral Argument

The Devil at His Elbow

by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption

The Devil at His Elbow 86%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption

A House in Gross Disorder

by Cynthia B. Herrup • 1999

An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.

3.54

119

🏛️ Early Modern England ⚖️ Legal History 🔬 Microhistory

A House in Gross Disorder 86%

An earl's trial for rape and sodomy in 1631 was a battle over patriarchy, not just sex.

by Cynthia B. Herrup 1999

3.54

119 ratings

🏛️ Early Modern England ⚖️ Legal History 🔬 Microhistory

Entry Lessons

by Jorja Leap • 2022

For women, prison punishes trauma survival. The women who lived it are building something better.

4.33

⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚺 Women In Prison 🔑 Prison Reform

Entry Lessons 86%

For women, prison punishes trauma survival. The women who lived it are building something better.

by Jorja Leap 2022

4.33

49 ratings

⛓️ Mass Incarceration 🚺 Women In Prison 🔑 Prison Reform

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly • 2023

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

4.53

78k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption

Resurrection Walk 86%

A mother convicted of murdering her deputy ex-husband draws Haller into a deadly sheriff's cover-up.

by Michael Connelly 2023

4.53

78k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔓 Wrongful Conviction 🚔 Police Corruption

Project Management in Electronic Discovery

by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

3.67

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance

Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary

Project Management in Electronic Discovery 86%

E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.

by Michael I. Quartararo 2016

3.67

12 ratings

🖥️ E-Discovery 📋 Legal Project Management 🗂️ Information Governance

The Other Side of Prospect

by Nicholas Dawidoff • 2022

A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.

4.43

462

🏚️ Urban Decay ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Conviction

The Other Side of Prospect 86%

A murder in New Haven, a false confession, and the forces that made both inevitable.

by Nicholas Dawidoff 2022

4.43

462 ratings

🏚️ Urban Decay ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⛓️ Wrongful Conviction

A Colony in a Nation

by Christopher L. Hayes • 2017

Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.

4.18

6k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration 🧱 Structural Racism

A Colony in a Nation 86%

Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.

by Christopher L. Hayes 2017

4.18

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration 🧱 Structural Racism

Adversarial Legalism

by Robert A. Kagan • 2003

The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.

3.72

⚖️ Comparative Law 🏛️ Law And Society 🇺🇸 American Legal System

Adversarial Legalism 86%

The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.

by Robert A. Kagan 2003

3.72

72 ratings

⚖️ Comparative Law 🏛️ Law And Society 🇺🇸 American Legal System

Just Mercy

by Bryan Stevenson • 2014

Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.

4.62

265k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⚰️ Death Penalty 📖 Legal Memoir

Just Mercy 86%

Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.

by Bryan Stevenson 2014

4.62

265k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform ⚰️ Death Penalty 📖 Legal Memoir

Unfair

by Adam Benforado • 2015

Justice assumes rational minds and perfect memories. Neuroscience shows we have neither.

4.05

2k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Implicit Bias

Unfair 86%

Justice assumes rational minds and perfect memories. Neuroscience shows we have neither.

by Adam Benforado 2015

4.05

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Implicit Bias

Cross Justice

by James Patterson • 2015

Alex Cross clears his cousin of murder while uncovering the family secrets that killed his parents.

4.27

34k+

🏚️ Small Town Crime ⚖️ Courtroom Thriller 🔒 Wrongful Accusation

Cross Justice 86%

Alex Cross clears his cousin of murder while uncovering the family secrets that killed his parents.

by James Patterson 2015

4.27

34k+ ratings

🏚️ Small Town Crime ⚖️ Courtroom Thriller 🔒 Wrongful Accusation

Punishing the Poor

by Loïc Wacquant • 2004

Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.

4.21

277

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 💸 Neoliberal Critique 🚫 Criminalizing Poverty

Punishing the Poor 86%

Welfare cuts and mass incarceration are two sides of the same neoliberal project, not opposites.

by Loïc Wacquant 2004

4.21

277 ratings

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 💸 Neoliberal Critique 🚫 Criminalizing Poverty

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