It decides to take over our thoughts, emotions, actions and our entire lives. In severe times like this, fear decides to come into play. Distance isn't always a bad thing and in this case, it is essential. To not allow yourself to become completely consumed by it. It is important to stay connected and ensure you are aware of the severities this virus is having on our world, but it is also just as important to distance yourself from it at times. Whether you are going for a walking, in line for coffee or attending a gym session, the topic of conversation all revolves around one word. Every conversation leads into that dreaded word- coronavirus. It feels we are all trapped in a horror film where we have no control and cannot find a way out. The air is thick, the energy is sticky, there's no escaping. “ Shadows of Doubt is compelling and readable its message needs to be heard and understood more widely in America, and in the world.There's no question that it is an eerie period at the moment. “Convincing, inspiring, and galvanizing, Shadows of Doubt is a major contribution to the literature on crime, race, and the criminal justice system in the United States.
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“A gripping work full of technical virtuosity, human decency, and moral seriousness. Shadows of Doubt takes the debate to a new level. Every national, state, and municipal policymaker should not only read but study it, and every active citizen, too, should take in its penetrating analyses of the causes and consequences of mass incarceration. I hope its influence will be broad, deep, and permanent. I cannot conceive of a more important, judicious, well-reasoned, imaginative, comprehensive contribution to the debates about criminal justice. “A comprehensive argument that stereotyping infects virtually all interactions informing America’s criminal justice system… The authors also provide smart, sophisticated insights into the conditions that lead to high homicide rates and police use of lethal force…and America’s globally unmatched incarceration rate… Illuminating and constructive. “Important analysis… O’Flaherty and Sethi offer hope that by shifting public discussion and changing the minds and hearts of legislators, errant criminal justice policies just might be reformed. “The central thesis of Shadows of Doubt is that stereotypes cause interactions to play out in ways which make those very assumptions self-fulfilling. ” -Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist ” -Vijay Raghavan, Economic and Political Weekly “An important contribution to the understanding of how stereotypes are implicated in the working of the criminal justice system in the United States, and how they have made an impact on social justice… Eminently readable and, yet, does not compromise the depth of analysis. While most economists are content to focus on a single topic (drugs, capital punishment, guns), O’Flaherty and Sethi employ a comprehensive approach to explaining crime. The scope of the book is broad and in most respects it sheds new light on old problems with thoughtful analyses.
“ Shadows of Doubt is neither timid nor narrow in its approach to many of the key issues of crime and justice facing the U.S. “Exceptional… Examines our troubled, racist criminal justice system with depth, maturity, pragmatism, and focus.
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