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“Lays at the feet of the U.S. Supreme Court the explosion of incarceration that started in the 1970s and continued through the turn of the century, on to today.”―Arthur Rizer, Federalist Society
“Makes a strong case that the Framers would have been dismayed by developments such as routine pretrial detention, search and seizure without probable cause, and a plea-bargaining system that has turned the promise of trial by jury into a fantasy. By explaining why these decisions should trouble originalists, Barkow makes it seem at least possible that the Supreme Court might correct some of its mistakes.”―Jacob Sullum, Reason
“Extraordinary…A meticulously researched and powerfully argued account of the detrimental consequences of modern Supreme Court criminal justice opinions and―not coincidentally―how antithetical those opinions are to the original understanding of the Constitution.”―Mike Fox, Cato at Liberty
“An intelligent, essential compendium that creates a 360-degree view of the United States’ crisis of mass incarceration.”―Tina Panik, Library Journal (starred review)
“Demonstrate[s] the consistent inclination of several different groups of Justices to fail to do the job the Court is supposed to do, which is to uphold the Constitution, particularly as various sections of that document relate to mass incarceration.”―Bill Littlefield, Arts Fuse
“[A] fine-grained account…by framing her arguments as genuine originalism, Barkow’s explicit and laudably practical aim is to help lawyers strategize how to win over today’s court.”―Publishers Weekly
“In Justice Abandoned, Rachel Barkow reveals how the Supreme Court―over six decisions spanning twenty-five years―slowly and methodically paved the way for mass incarceration. Her precise, powerful analysis proves that each case could, and should, have come out differently. If you want to understand how America came to be the world’s largest jailer, you simply must read this book.”―James Forman, Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own
“How does the Supreme Court bear responsibility for mass incarceration? Rachel Barkow lays out the crucial wrong turns the Court has taken. Justice Abandoned is learned and accessible―and full of ideas for how the law could and should change.”―Emily Bazelon, author of Charged
“Rachel Barkow delivers an insightful and meticulously researched retelling of six Supreme Court cases that shaped the US incarceration system as we know it today. Her work highlights a history we should all confront if we are to right the wrongs of our past and reform the status quo―which, as she demonstrates, was brought about as much by the Supreme Court as by political actors.”―Preet Bharara, author of Doing Justice
“Most people, whether concerned citizens or specialists, think that mass incarceration is the result of bad policies, overreaching police and prosecutors, and structural racism. Justice Abandoned shows that the Supreme Court is also to blame for repeatedly failing to stand up for individual liberty in the face of government claims that public safety requires suppressing rights. Writing with clarity and verve, the brilliant Rachel Barkow unpacks six dramatic moments when the Court got it wrong and enabled the imprisonment of millions of people who would not face incarceration in any other liberal democracy on earth.”―Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions
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5.0 out of 5 stars It cannot be said enough
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
The book is well organized and well researched. Ms. Barkow is an excellent writer and uses plain language.
5.0 out of 5 stars An important read
I found this a very interesting read. The author presents a logical walk-through of an evolution in jurisprudence that, despite arguably good intentions, has resulted in a system that ultimately fails to meet its own objectives. The materials are thoroughly researched, well reasoned and very effective in establishing Professor Barkow’s case. I highly recommend this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read by the leading US scholar on criminal justice reform
A fascinating read on the US Supreme Court's role in mass incarceration. Thoroughly researched with irrefutable evidence of faulty decisions by the Court that led to the imprisonment of far too many Americans. What I loved about the book is that both experts in the field will learn something, but because of Professor Barkow's clear, accessible writing, lay people will also find it engrossing and important. A must read for anyone who cares about fairness and justice in the US.
5.0 out of 5 stars A clear-eyed analysis of the roots of mass incarceration
There has been a great deal of ink spilled on analyzing the reasons for mass incarceration. People have said that “it’s hip-hop music” or “urban culture”. Also, “it’s a moral failing on the part of the perpetrators”. Some have even said something that I thought was long dead, “maybe it’s genetic” as to why so many people, particularly African-Americans are incarcerated.These views so often overlook the deep institutional and, as this book proposes, the legal framework, that fuels the drive for a country to have such a high percentage of its population incarcerated.Rather than go by the logical fallacies that play into bias that aid political expediency, check out this book which shows how the highest court in the land can serve a low purpose that allows for so many lives to be thrown away to be forgotten about.
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and Important Read for your 2025 List!
Rachel Barkow's "Justice Abandoned" gives a clear view of how even those we trust with justice can fall short. Highly insightful and poignant for today's socio-political climate. Professor Barkow is an engaging author with deep expertise in understanding and interpreting laws and their enforcement. Highly recommend the read.
5.0 out of 5 stars Critical book for anyone interested in the criminal legal system
This is a terrific book by a leading scholar in the field of criminal justice. Barkow walks through landmark cases from the Supreme Court and excavates the legal, social, cultural, and political influences that both contextualize the case and the conditions in which the decision was made, as well as directly ties it to the problem of mass incarceration. The Supreme Court is often dismissed as having played a central role in mass incarceration, because policing is such a state and local business. This is a must read to understand why and how the Supreme Court was instrumental in contributing to the problems we face as a society today, and thus to how to go about unwinding them.
5.0 out of 5 stars engaging, fascinating, vital - how the Supreme Court helped make America the world's jailer
In this book, Barkow lucidly and systematically takes apart 6 key Supreme Court cases to show how each decision departed from basic Constitutional principles and wound up enabling the distinctly American phenomenon of mass incarceration. If you want to understand how seemingly esoteric legal decisions can have profound real world consequences, this is the book for you. And perhaps the best part is the writing - Barkow is so clear and engaging that you're immediately drawn in. This book needed to be written, and we're lucky Barkow wrote it.
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Editorial Reviews
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“Lays at the feet of the U.S. Supreme Court the explosion of incarceration that started in the 1970s and continued through the turn of the century, on to today.”―Arthur Rizer, Federalist Society
“Makes a strong case that the Framers would have been dismayed by developments such as routine pretrial detention, search and seizure without probable cause, and a plea-bargaining system that has turned the promise of trial by jury into a fantasy. By explaining why these decisions should trouble originalists, Barkow makes it seem at least possible that the Supreme Court might correct some of its mistakes.”―Jacob Sullum, Reason
“Extraordinary…A meticulously researched and powerfully argued account of the detrimental consequences of modern Supreme Court criminal justice opinions and―not coincidentally―how antithetical those opinions are to the original understanding of the Constitution.”―Mike Fox, Cato at Liberty
“An intelligent, essential compendium that creates a 360-degree view of the United States’ crisis of mass incarceration.”―Tina Panik, Library Journal (starred review)
“Demonstrate[s] the consistent inclination of several different groups of Justices to fail to do the job the Court is supposed to do, which is to uphold the Constitution, particularly as various sections of that document relate to mass incarceration.”―Bill Littlefield, Arts Fuse
“[A] fine-grained account…by framing her arguments as genuine originalism, Barkow’s explicit and laudably practical aim is to help lawyers strategize how to win over today’s court.”―Publishers Weekly
“In Justice Abandoned, Rachel Barkow reveals how the Supreme Court―over six decisions spanning twenty-five years―slowly and methodically paved the way for mass incarceration. Her precise, powerful analysis proves that each case could, and should, have come out differently. If you want to understand how America came to be the world’s largest jailer, you simply must read this book.”―James Forman, Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own
“How does the Supreme Court bear responsibility for mass incarceration? Rachel Barkow lays out the crucial wrong turns the Court has taken. Justice Abandoned is learned and accessible―and full of ideas for how the law could and should change.”―Emily Bazelon, author of Charged
“Rachel Barkow delivers an insightful and meticulously researched retelling of six Supreme Court cases that shaped the US incarceration system as we know it today. Her work highlights a history we should all confront if we are to right the wrongs of our past and reform the status quo―which, as she demonstrates, was brought about as much by the Supreme Court as by political actors.”―Preet Bharara, author of Doing Justice
“Most people, whether concerned citizens or specialists, think that mass incarceration is the result of bad policies, overreaching police and prosecutors, and structural racism. Justice Abandoned shows that the Supreme Court is also to blame for repeatedly failing to stand up for individual liberty in the face of government claims that public safety requires suppressing rights. Writing with clarity and verve, the brilliant Rachel Barkow unpacks six dramatic moments when the Court got it wrong and enabled the imprisonment of millions of people who would not face incarceration in any other liberal democracy on earth.”―Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions
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5.0 out of 5 stars It cannot be said enough
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
The book is well organized and well researched. Ms. Barkow is an excellent writer and uses plain language.
5.0 out of 5 stars An important read
I found this a very interesting read. The author presents a logical walk-through of an evolution in jurisprudence that, despite arguably good intentions, has resulted in a system that ultimately fails to meet its own objectives. The materials are thoroughly researched, well reasoned and very effective in establishing Professor Barkow’s case. I highly recommend this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read by the leading US scholar on criminal justice reform
A fascinating read on the US Supreme Court's role in mass incarceration. Thoroughly researched with irrefutable evidence of faulty decisions by the Court that led to the imprisonment of far too many Americans. What I loved about the book is that both experts in the field will learn something, but because of Professor Barkow's clear, accessible writing, lay people will also find it engrossing and important. A must read for anyone who cares about fairness and justice in the US.
5.0 out of 5 stars A clear-eyed analysis of the roots of mass incarceration
There has been a great deal of ink spilled on analyzing the reasons for mass incarceration. People have said that “it’s hip-hop music” or “urban culture”. Also, “it’s a moral failing on the part of the perpetrators”. Some have even said something that I thought was long dead, “maybe it’s genetic” as to why so many people, particularly African-Americans are incarcerated.These views so often overlook the deep institutional and, as this book proposes, the legal framework, that fuels the drive for a country to have such a high percentage of its population incarcerated.Rather than go by the logical fallacies that play into bias that aid political expediency, check out this book which shows how the highest court in the land can serve a low purpose that allows for so many lives to be thrown away to be forgotten about.
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and Important Read for your 2025 List!
Rachel Barkow's "Justice Abandoned" gives a clear view of how even those we trust with justice can fall short. Highly insightful and poignant for today's socio-political climate. Professor Barkow is an engaging author with deep expertise in understanding and interpreting laws and their enforcement. Highly recommend the read.
5.0 out of 5 stars Critical book for anyone interested in the criminal legal system
This is a terrific book by a leading scholar in the field of criminal justice. Barkow walks through landmark cases from the Supreme Court and excavates the legal, social, cultural, and political influences that both contextualize the case and the conditions in which the decision was made, as well as directly ties it to the problem of mass incarceration. The Supreme Court is often dismissed as having played a central role in mass incarceration, because policing is such a state and local business. This is a must read to understand why and how the Supreme Court was instrumental in contributing to the problems we face as a society today, and thus to how to go about unwinding them.
5.0 out of 5 stars engaging, fascinating, vital - how the Supreme Court helped make America the world's jailer
In this book, Barkow lucidly and systematically takes apart 6 key Supreme Court cases to show how each decision departed from basic Constitutional principles and wound up enabling the distinctly American phenomenon of mass incarceration. If you want to understand how seemingly esoteric legal decisions can have profound real world consequences, this is the book for you. And perhaps the best part is the writing - Barkow is so clear and engaging that you're immediately drawn in. This book needed to be written, and we're lucky Barkow wrote it.
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