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A review by jsjammersmith
Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment by Angela J. Davis
4.0
I'm really glad that I read this collection however I will admit that I feel that The New Jim Crow managed to convey most of the material in this book already. Nevertheless this book like The New Jim Crow is required reading for anyone and everyone who is interested in deepening their knowledge about the racial disparity that exists in the justice system of the United States.
Each of these essays digs into a different problem at heart in the justice system, explaining through real-life cases or statistics the kind of juices that awaits far too many young black men. Each essay is an opportunity to witness the problems and tragedies that African American men suffer from. The reader is often given some arguments as well as to how these problems can be solved so this book is a valuable resource for the fact that it does not just point out problems offering no solution. The writers of this book shows their dedication and conviction that the unfairness that stacks against black men can be resolved.
The reader owes it to themselves to try and understand the problems a large portion of the population has to struggle through, and for privileged white men like myself this book is a chance to try to understand what can be done to change this system.
Each of these essays digs into a different problem at heart in the justice system, explaining through real-life cases or statistics the kind of juices that awaits far too many young black men. Each essay is an opportunity to witness the problems and tragedies that African American men suffer from. The reader is often given some arguments as well as to how these problems can be solved so this book is a valuable resource for the fact that it does not just point out problems offering no solution. The writers of this book shows their dedication and conviction that the unfairness that stacks against black men can be resolved.
The reader owes it to themselves to try and understand the problems a large portion of the population has to struggle through, and for privileged white men like myself this book is a chance to try to understand what can be done to change this system.