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167 reviews for:
Nothing But The Truth: Stories of Crime, Guilt and the Loss of Innocence
The Secret Barrister
4.05 AVERAGE
167 reviews for:
Nothing But The Truth: Stories of Crime, Guilt and the Loss of Innocence
The Secret Barrister
4.05 AVERAGE
I quite enjoyed the first half or so, while he was describing his early steps of becoming a barrister, including his First-Six and his Second-Six. As the book progressed, however, he devoted a lot of discussion about the huge short-comings of the English legal system which was like a series of essays - these parts I mostly skipped over.
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Another great book by the Secret Barrister. I’ve enjoyed all the books they have written. I’ve enjoyed contrasting the legal system of England and Wales to that of the United States. It’s great to see how my profession works in another country—the county that our legal system is based on. Albeit very different, but the same in certain aspects and struggles. Side note: It took some time to get a copy of this book since it wasn’t originally offered in the United States, but it was still worth the wait. I hope this isn’t the last of SB’s books. Great writing and great stories.
I knew there were problems with the system but still incredibly eye opening.
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This is the third book I have read by the secret barrister. It was one of the 2022 releases I was most excited by. I enjoyed the previous ones and I enjoyed this one just as much. Though I do feel this one was a bit more scattered and I have never been a fan of where you have to flip to previous books to understand a remark made in this book in non fiction. I would rather have a repeat on info instead of flicking through a previous book trying to find the name of the people or what the situation so I could understand a remark made in this book. Even just having the page/chapter number would be easier than just mentioning which book it is in. I hope there will be more in the future, either from this author or other anonymous authors as I find the subject really interesting. It only gets more interesting when they have the true honesty that being anonymous provides.
Also, the quote that went something like this "We send people to prison as punishment, not for punishment." Will be a quote I will carry. It is such a simple quote and idea, but it is often forgotten, especially whenever prisoners rights come up or what they have access to. Also, lockdown was a struggle for most people especially with not being able to leave the house on the regular, prison is lockdown on steriods. So lockdown showed how many people would struggle going to prison as the punishment. So having your liberty taken away is still a punishment that a lot of people would rather avoid. It's complicated of course. It has a lot of nuances and nothing is as simple as it first appears. No one size fits all due to all of us valuing different things and fearing different things. My nightmare might be your walk in the park. But I enjoyed learning more from this person. It talks about what works, what isn't and what could be better in terms that a lot of people could understand. I feel like the 1st and 2nd book are a bit stronger due to the rage the person had in the last two books. It was a fire but now feels like an ember. Though you cannot burn forever, the flames will eventually try to consume you too. So it's understandable.
I do reccomend these series of books though. It's a really good starting point if you're interested in this sort of stuff.
This is the third book I have read by the secret barrister. It was one of the 2022 releases I was most excited by. I enjoyed the previous ones and I enjoyed this one just as much. Though I do feel this one was a bit more scattered and I have never been a fan of where you have to flip to previous books to understand a remark made in this book in non fiction. I would rather have a repeat on info instead of flicking through a previous book trying to find the name of the people or what the situation so I could understand a remark made in this book. Even just having the page/chapter number would be easier than just mentioning which book it is in. I hope there will be more in the future, either from this author or other anonymous authors as I find the subject really interesting. It only gets more interesting when they have the true honesty that being anonymous provides.
Also, the quote that went something like this "We send people to prison as punishment, not for punishment." Will be a quote I will carry. It is such a simple quote and idea, but it is often forgotten, especially whenever prisoners rights come up or what they have access to. Also, lockdown was a struggle for most people especially with not being able to leave the house on the regular, prison is lockdown on steriods. So lockdown showed how many people would struggle going to prison as the punishment. So having your liberty taken away is still a punishment that a lot of people would rather avoid. It's complicated of course. It has a lot of nuances and nothing is as simple as it first appears. No one size fits all due to all of us valuing different things and fearing different things. My nightmare might be your walk in the park. But I enjoyed learning more from this person. It talks about what works, what isn't and what could be better in terms that a lot of people could understand. I feel like the 1st and 2nd book are a bit stronger due to the rage the person had in the last two books. It was a fire but now feels like an ember. Though you cannot burn forever, the flames will eventually try to consume you too. So it's understandable.
I do reccomend these series of books though. It's a really good starting point if you're interested in this sort of stuff.
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To my fellow lawyers - basically, it’s what you would learn about the CJS if you were paying attention in law school.
To students in law or criminology - you can pick any chapter and find the perfect starting point for a paper on the CJS.
To everyone else - valid insight into the CJS from the lens of someone who has the ability to think from multiple perspectives, which is sorely lacking is most existing literature. Legalese is non-existent. SB even goes so far as to demystify jargon, explain charges, and provide commentary in the footnotes.
To students in law or criminology - you can pick any chapter and find the perfect starting point for a paper on the CJS.
To everyone else - valid insight into the CJS from the lens of someone who has the ability to think from multiple perspectives, which is sorely lacking is most existing literature. Legalese is non-existent. SB even goes so far as to demystify jargon, explain charges, and provide commentary in the footnotes.