Justice Blind by Matthew B. Robinson (2004, Paperback)

JUSTICE BLIND? IDEALS AND REALITIES OF AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE critically examines criminal justice and media processes; including the political and ideological nature of lawmaking, crime and terrorism. It also raises questions about media coverage of crime, terrorism, and criminal justice, a growing concern in the quest for fairness and honesty within our political realm. Other important issues and topics are raised in an effort to facilitate factual and open discussion about the criminal justice system in areas such as policing, bail and plea bargaining, sentencing, punishment through incarceration and the death penalty, the war on drugs, and the role that race, class, and gender play in criminal justice.

Posing important questions, showing different viewpoints, and offering fair solutions, author Matthew B. Robinson provides a thought-provoking critique of American criminal justice aimed at bringing about real-world change in our political and criminal justice agencies.