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Social science ebooks explore various elements of our modern and historical societies. Anthropology, criminology, economics, gender studies, and homelessness are all under the social sciences umbrella. Some well-known books in this genre include Outliers, Freakonomics, Nickel and Dimed, and Sapiens. Check out some of the best social science books today.

Social science ebooks explore various elements of our modern and historical societies. Anthropology, criminology, economics, gender studies, and homelessness are all under the social sciences umbrella. Some well-known books in this genre include Outliers, Freakonomics, Nickel and Dimed, and Sapiens. Check out some of the best social science books today.

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The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts
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The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts

byStephen Bright

A legendary lawyer and a legal scholar reveal the structural failures that undermine justice in our criminal courts “An urgently needed analysis of our collective failure to confront and overcome racial bias and bigotry, the abuse of power, and the multiple ways in which the death penalty’s profound unfairness requires its abolition. You will discover Steve Bright’s passion, brilliance, dedication, and tenacity when you read these pages.” —from the foreword by Bryan Stevenson Glenn Ford, a Black man, spent thirty years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime he did not commit. He was released in 2014—and given twenty dollars—when prosecutors admitted they did not have a case against him. Ford’s trial was a travesty. One of his court-appointed lawyers specialized in oil and gas law and had never tried a case. The other had been out of law school for only two years. They had no funds for investigation or experts. The prosecution struck all the Black prospective jurors to get the all-white jury that sentenced Ford to death. In The Fear of Too Much Justice, legendary death penalty lawyer Stephen B. Bright and legal scholar James Kwak offer a heart-wrenching overview of how the criminal legal system fails to live up to the values of equality and justice. The book ranges from poor people squeezed for cash by private probation companies because of trivial violations to people executed in violation of the Constitution despite overwhelming evidence of intellectual disability or mental illness. They also show examples from around the country of places that are making progress toward justice. With a foreword by Bryan Stevenson, who worked for Bright at the Southern Center for Human Rights and credits him for “[breaking] down the issues with the death penalty simply but persuasively,” The Fear of Too Much Justice offers a timely, trenchant, firsthand critique of our criminal courts and points the way toward a more just future.

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With over 220,000 titles, the best social science ebooks are at your fingertips. Social science ebooks explore the human behavior elements of our modern and historical societies. Sub-categories to this fascinating topic include criminology, gender studies, economics, homelessness and population, political science and more. It really is the study of human behavior and how we make our way through the world. All 5 branches of social science are well represented here. The top social science books are, among others, popular titles like Outliers, Freakonomics, Nickel and Dimed -- all bestsellers -- as well as Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Love archeology? How about the evolution of social media? True crime is an incredibly interesting sub-topic under criminology. What makes a mass-murderer tick? How did the prison system evolve? Our top social science books will help you find out. What about reading the book behind the movie? Check out Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, which was a Hollywood movie of the same name. Whether you are a student of pop psychology, a researcher, or an interested member of society, check out some of the best social science ebooks and add them to your reading list.

With over 220,000 titles, the best social science ebooks are at your fingertips. Social science ebooks explore the human behavior elements of our modern and historical societies. Sub-categories to this fascinating topic include criminology, gender studies, economics, homelessness and population, political science and more. It really is the study of human behavior and how we make our way through the world. All 5 branches of social science are well represented here. The top social science books are, among others, popular titles like Outliers, Freakonomics, Nickel and Dimed -- all bestsellers -- as well as Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Love archeology? How about the evolution of social media? True crime is an incredibly interesting sub-topic under criminology. What makes a mass-murderer tick? How did the prison system evolve? Our top social science books will help you find out. What about reading the book behind the movie? Check out Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, which was a Hollywood movie of the same name. Whether you are a student of pop psychology, a researcher, or an interested member of society, check out some of the best social science ebooks and add them to your reading list.