E-grāmata: Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court

"Winner of the Outstanding Book Award, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section of the American Sociological Association" "Winner of the Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award, Law and Society Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems" "Matthew Clair, Co-Winner of the Michael Harrington Award, Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems" "Winner of the Media for a Just Society Book Award, Evident Change" "Winner of a Gold Medal in Current Events, Independent Publisher Book Awards" "Co-Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association" "Co-Winner of the Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities of the American Sociological Association" "Co-Winner of the Albert J. Reiss Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, Crime, Law, and Deviance Section of the American Sociological Association" "Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Race, Gender, and Class Section of the American Sociological Association" "Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems" "Winner of the Distinguished Scholarship Award, Pacific Sociological Association" "A careful study of what [ Clair] argues is an overlooked cause of inequity in the criminal justice system: the unexpectedly combative relationship between defendants and their lawyers." * Harper's Magazine * "A well-researched, eye-opening study that will appeal to readers of criminal justice and sociology." * Library Journal * "Privilege and Punishment is worth reading to the end." * Science * "[ Clairs] study is important." * Christian Century * "Matthew Clair has written a timely and salient book that describes in intricate detail how the attorney-client relationship between lawyer and defendant reproduces race- and class-based disparities in a criminal court.

" * The Journal of Criminal Justice and Law * "I believe this book will be essential reading for aspiring lawyers or anyone who enjoys reading about courts. Matthew Clair is an exceptional writer and I believe Privilege and Punishment is a book that will never become obsolete."---Paige Kenningale, Ethnic and Racial Studies "A nuanced analysis of the courts. . . . Privilege and Punishment has highlighted a new arena of inquiry and provides a solid foundation for subsequent research to build upon. This book will surely inspire a great deal of scholarship in the years to come."---Veronica L. Horowitz, American Journal of Sociology "Well-written, deeply researched, and with pivotal findings for understanding race and class inequality."---Francisco Vieyra, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity