Nicole Van Cleve

Crook County

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ISBN 13:: 9780804790437
author:: Nicole Van Cleve
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 248
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 2.8 x 22.9 cm
Genre:: Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Multicultural Studies, Nicole Van Cleve,Crook County,Stanford University Press,0804790434,National Law: Professional,Criminal courts - Illinois - Cook County,Discrimination in criminal justice administ
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The inner workings of America's largest criminal court are shrouded in secrecy, yet the effects of racial profiling and mass incarceration are starkly evident. Crook County reveals the hidden world of punishment determined by race, not offense, through the eyes of its author, who spent ten years observing and investigating this critical institution. Inside the courthouse, a culture of racial abuse thrives, often in plain sight. Judges fall asleep on the bench, prosecutors socialize with judges while defendants' fates hang in the balance. Public defenders make choices about which cases to pursue, and sheriff's officers mock and abuse defendants' family members. This book takes readers inside this world, exposing the everyday racial abuses that fester within the courts. The result is a powerful narrative that reveals startling truths about a legal culture steeped in racial abuse.

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