LOCKING UP OUR OWN. Crime and Punishment in Black America. By James Forman Jr. Illustrated. pages. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. $ James Forman Jr. divides his superb and shattering first book Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Locking Up Our Own is a sobering chronicle of how black people, in the hope of saving their communities, contributed to the rise of a system that has undone much of the progress of the civil rights era. But, as Forman knows, they could not have built it by themselves, and they are even less likely to be able to abolish it without influential white allies, and dramatic reforms in the structure of American . James Forman, Jr.’s book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, is one of the most compelling, and most readable pieces of non-fiction I’ve read. It is a game (and a perspective) changer. Mr. Forman’s take on ‘warrior’ and ‘pretext’ policing, .
James Forman Jr. - "Locking Up Our Own" and the Path to Criminal Justice Reform - Extended Interview. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Professor of Law James Forman, Jr. '92 was a guest where he discussed his book "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.". Locking Up Our Own is 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 Just Mercy and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. Talk by James Forman Jr. author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America" recorded at Town Hall Seattle.
Locking Up Our Own is an engaging, insightful and provocative re-examination 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, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. James Forman Jr. tells the fascinating story of mass incarceration from the ground up. Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As James Forman, Jr., points out, however, the war on crime that began in the s was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. In "Locking Up Our Own," he seeks to understand why. Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America quantity Reviews (0) Author: Forman, Jr., James. Be the first to review “Locking Up Our Own: Crime.
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