Books Details
Author : Danielle Sered Pages : 305 pages Publisher : Language : eng ISBN-10 :
1620974797 ISBN-13 : 9781620974797
Books Descriptions
In the eloquent tradition of Bryan Stevenson?s Just Mercy, an award-winning
leader in the movement to end mass incarceration takes on the vexing problem
of violent crimeAlthough over half the people incarcerated in America today
have committed violent offenses, the focus of reformers has been almost
entirely on nonviolent and drug offenses. Danielle Sered?s brilliant and
groundbreaking Until We Reckon steers directly and unapologetically into the
question of violence, offering approaches that will help end mass incarceration
and increase safety.Widely recognized as one of the leading proponents of a
restorative approach to violent crime, Sered asks us to reconsider the purposes
of incarceration and argues persuasively that the needs of survivors of violent
crime are better met by asking people who commit violence to accept
responsibility for their actions and make amends in ways that are meaningful to
those they have hurt?none of which happens in the context of a criminal trial or
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