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Summary: A hard look at our most dangerous threats in society
Review: This book provides extensive documentation on the crimes that are our worst threats. Reiman critiques the criminal justice system, and gives the reader a new take on crime. He explains precisely how white collar crime is our biggest threat to life and limb, and by far the most costly. He also provides an explanation for this phenomenon, and why it continues to exist. An excellent book and a must read for anyone interested in crime
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Summary: "But 6 rings and I rise, wipe the sleep out from my eyes"
Review: This is a wake-up call. Jeffrey Reiman presents us an impeccably researched, very forceful argument against the criminal justice system as it is. He makes some claims that initially seem incredibly shocking and wild, but by the time you finish you'll at least understand if not fully agree. Basically, Reiman lays out how the criminal justice system has, over time and unintentionally, become the center of a class struggle. He argues that those in power receive the benefits, and the poorest suffer for their gain. He focuses on the ignorance of the fact that the upper classes are causing the most harm much of the time, yet still receive much lighter sentences than the relatively minor crimes of the poor. He touches on the idiocy of the wildly unsuccessful War on Drugs; the need for effective gun control; and the solutions lying within the alleviation of the harsh realities of poor, inner-city life. His politics are far left; in fact, a little left of far left. This book is not for the faint of heart (he proposes the legalization of heroin at one point) or Republicans (probably most Democrats will find themselves a bit uncomfortable, too.) It's a fascinating, tight argument though that will at the very least create realization of some strong feelings regarding the criminal justice process.
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