Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
Preet Bharara
This book provides an important overview of the way our justice system works and why the rule of law is essential. Preet Bharara, a one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, shares his personal experiences and case histories to illustrate the thought process we need to achieve truth and justice in our society. The book is divided into four sections: Inquiry, Accusation, Judgment, and Punishment. Bharara uses anecdotes from his legal career to illustrate the realities of the legal system and the consequences of taking action. Ultimately, this is a thought-provoking and entertaining book about finding humanity in our legal system and our society.
Publish Date
2019-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
2019-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.28
ISBN
9780525521129
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2019-04-05T01:22:46.000Z
Such a spectacularly exciting, entertaining, and wise book by @PreetBharara It will make of its legal readers better lawyers; and of its non-lawyer readers, better citizens – source2019-03-19T13:14:56.000Z
New extra credit reading available for legal twitter today. I like @PreetBharara’s book Because he doesn’t try to make hard questions easy and give you a real sense of how decisions are made in the criminal justice system. Taking it along to read parts to my class today. – source