{"product_id":"locking-up-our-own-crime-and-punishment-in-black-america-paperback","title":"Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Forman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTON \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS' 10 BEST BOOKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONG-LISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST, CURRENT INTEREST CATEGORY, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZES \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLocking Up Our Own \u003c\/i\u003eis an engaging, insightful, and provocative reexamination of over-incarceration in the black community. James Forman Jr. carefully exposes the complexities of crime, criminal justice, and race. What he illuminates should not be ignored. --Bryan Stevenson, author of \u003ci\u003eJust Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded. --Trevor Noah, \u003ci\u003e The Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In \u003ci\u003eLocking Up Our Own\u003c\/i\u003e, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation's urban centers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness--and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA former D.C. public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas--from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. \u003ci\u003eLocking Up Our Own \u003c\/i\u003eenriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Forman Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of law at Yale Law School. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e numerous law reviews, and other publications. A former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, he spent six years as a public defender in Washington, D.C., where he cofounded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384861147314,"sku":"9780374537449","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f0e4180c54a323c2f6c6668d554c617b.webp?v=1777895847","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/locking-up-our-own-crime-and-punishment-in-black-america-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}