Race, Charges, and A 35 Year Sentence
How prosecutorial discretion, race, jury composition, and decades-long sentences shape the outcome when a teen killing becomes a national flashpoint.
Optimized for books about Understanding how race, prosecutorial choices, sentencing, and community dynamics interact in high-profile teen violence cases..
ChargedCassandra Campbell, Emily BazelonExamines prosecutorial power and how charging decisions drive mass incarceration, directly relevant to debates over...Shelf signal: Criminal Procedure
Punishment Without CrimeAlexandra NatapoffShows how misdemeanor and criminal processing unjustly brands people and situates how young defendants get swept into...Shelf signal: Race & Discrimination
Bleeding OutThomas Abt, Brad RaymondProvides policy-focused interventions to reduce violent crime and offers alternatives relevant to school and community...Shelf signal: Violence in Society
Confederacy of SilenceRichard RubinA reporter’s account of a racially fraught murder trial that illuminates community dynamics and local media’s role in...Shelf signal: Murder & Homicide
Devil in the GroveGilbert King, Peter Francis JamesHistory of racially biased policing and court outcomes that helps explain structural forces shaping jury outcomes and...Shelf signal: Historical True Crime
The Long TermAlice Kim, Erica MeinersFocuses on extreme long-term sentencing and the human costs of multi-decade punishments like those imposed here.Shelf signal: Penology & Prisons