Barkow, Rachel E. 1971-

Justice abandoned : how the Supreme Court ignored the Constitution and enabled mass incarceration / Rachel Elise Barkow. - 311 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lowering the Bar for Pretrial Detention : United States v. Salerno
Normalizing Coercive Plea Bargaining : Bordenkircher v. Hayes
Upholding Disproportionate Sentences : Harmelin v. Michigan
Tolerating Overcrowded Prisons : Rhodes v. Chapman
Greenlighting Stop-and-Frisk : Terry v. Ohio
Overlooking Pervasive Racial Bias : McCleskey v. Kemp

"Since the 1960s, the Supreme Court has enabled mass incarceration through rulings that violate constitutional curbs on pretrial detention, coercive plea bargaining, excessive sentences, and other forms of state overreach. Detailing their flaws, Rachel Barkow argues that a Court committed to constitutional rights must overturn these precedents"--

9780674294226 (cloth) 067429422X (cloth)

2024022348


United States. Supreme Court.
Estados Unidos. Corte Suprema


Mass incarceration--United States.
Encarcelamiento --Estados Unidos
Imprisonment--United States.
Arrest--United States.
Detención --Estados Unidos
Plea bargaining--United States.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.
Sentencias (Procedimiento penal) --Estados Unidos
Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation--United States.
Prisiones --Hacinamiento --Legislación --Estados Unidos
Stop and frisk (Law enforcement)--Law and legislation--United States.
Detenciones y cacheos --Legislación --Estados Unidos
Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.

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