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The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Sep 22, 2018wschi7767 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The New Jim Crow massively oversimplifies issues in the American criminal justice system. It is perplexing how this book has received the hype that it has. It essentially cries racism and blames every issue within the system on that single claim. It is hard to take this work as an objective analysis of the criminal justice system when so many important aspects are ignored to advance the author's arguments. Alexander seldom acknowledges the all too real damage that narcotics inflict upon communities and our society as a whole. She also omits examples of "real" failed drug wars that have taken place as close as central America. If the topics covered in this book interest you I really recommend reading other books because this one simply does not paint a very accurate nor complete picture of the subject matter. Below are a couple of recommendations. A War that Cant Be Won: Binational Perspectives on the War on Drugs by Payan, Tony; Staudt, Kathleen; Kruszewski, Z. Anthony Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform by Pfaff, John