Keywords
book review, privilege, criminal court
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Matthew Clair, a sociologist at Stanford University, has written a timely and salient book that describes in intricate detail how the attorney-client relationship between lawyer and defendant reproduces race- and class-based disparities in a criminal court. The book, “Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court,” published by Princeton University Press, examines just over 60 criminal defendants’ cases and how these defendants interacted with the criminal courts in Boston. It is an interesting and important read for lawyers and judges who practice in criminal courts, scholars and students of criminal justice, and anyone interested in disparities that result from traditional and ingrained criminal justice processes and practices.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.2e3de189
Recommended Citation
Buckler, Kevin
(2020)
"BOOK REVIEW: "Privilege and Punishment: How Race and Class Matter in Criminal Court" by Matthew Clair,"
Journal of Criminal Justice and Law: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.2e3de189
Available at:
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcjl/vol4/iss1/4