Official Twitter account of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books (CLCJB). Dedicated to publishing reviews of recent books in these fields.

Joined March 2021
PRISONS AND HEALTH IN THE AGE OF MASS INCARCERATION (from @OxUniPress) Read @DrNovisky's (@CLE_State) review of the latest from Jason Schnittker (@SociologyatPenn), Michael Massoglia (@UWSoc) & Christopher Uggen (@UMNSociology). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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CONSENT IN THE PRESENCE OF FORCE: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND BLACK WOMEN’S SURVIVAL IN ANTEBELLUM NEW ORLEANS (from @UNC_Press) Open up Brianne Posey's (@CSUN_CSBS, @csunorthridge) review of Emily Owens' (@CogutInstitute, @BrownHist) latest book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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ALIBIS AND CORROBORATORS: PSYCHOLOGICAL, CRIMINOLOGICAL, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES (from @SpringerNature) Start the week with @ShiriPortnoy's (@TeesPsych) review of the latest from @JoshuaBehl (@FlaglerCollege) & Megan Kienzle (@austinpeay). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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FREE JOAN LITTLE: THE POLITICS OF RACE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AND IMPRISONMENT (from @UNC_Press) Cap the week with @elizabethbphd's (@HistStudiesNU, @NorthwesternU) review of Christina Greene's (@UWHistoryDept) monograph. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: HOW RACE AND POVERTY UNDERMINE FAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS (from @thenewpress) Check out Marc Bookman's (@Atlantic_Ctr) review of the latest from Stephen Bright (@YaleLawSch) & @jamesykwak (@southerncenter). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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AMERICAN ROULETTE: THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF DEATH PENALTY SENTENCING TRIALS (from @ucpress) Open Matthew West's (@SIUC) review of @SkaufmanBeth's (@Trinity_U) recent book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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THE LAST HONEST MAN: THE CIA, THE FBI, THE MAFIA, AND THE KENNEDYS – AND ONE SENATOR’S FIGHT TO SAVE DEMOCRACY (from @littlebrown) Delve into Frederick Marten's (@GI_TOC, @TheVidocq) review of @JamesRisen1's (@theintercept) latest book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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WAYWARD DRAGON: WHITE-COLLAR AND CORPORATE CRIME IN CHINA (from @SpringerNature) Start the week with Hong Lu (@unlv) & Shujing Shi's (@CamCriminology) review of the latest from Adam Ghazi-Tehrani (@CJatUA) & Henry Pontell (@JohnJayResearch). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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DEATH BY PRISON: THE EMERGENCE OF LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE AND PERPETUAL CONFINEMENT (from @ucpress) Cap the week with @Stu_Kokkalera's (@CJCSamHouston) review of Christopher Seeds' (@Social_Ecology) latest book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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POLICING PROTEST: THE POST-DEMOCRATIC STATE AND THE FIGURE OF BLACK INSURRECTION (from @DukePress) Open up Heidi Reynolds-Stenson's (@CSUPueblo) review of @PPassavant's (@HWSColleges) recent book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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FEMINIST JUDGMENTS: REWRITTEN CRIMINAL LAW OPINIONS (from @OxUniPress) Start the week with Kimberly Bailey's (@ChicagoKentLaw) review of this volume from @BennettCapers (@FordhamLawNYC), @SarahDeer72 (@UnivOfKansas) & @CoreyRYung (@kulawschool). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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THE INSANITY DEFENCE: INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES (from @OxUniPress) Open up @ProfLeaJohnston's (@UFLaw) review of this volume from Ronnie Mackay (@dmuleicester) & Warren Brookbanks (@AUTUniLaw, @AUTuni). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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“BEYOND THE LAW”: THE POLITICS OF ENDING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR SODOMY IN BRITAIN (from @TempleUnivPress) Check out Richard Ward's (@exeterclio, @UniofExeter) review of Charles Upchurch's (@History_FSU, @floridastate) recent book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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STOP & FRISK AND THE POLITICS OF CRIME IN CHICAGO (from @OxUniPress) Delve into @DrBleaks' (@UNewHaven, @HCriminology) review of Wesley Skogan's (@PoliSciatNU, @WeinbergCollege) latest book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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GIDEON’S PROMISE: A PUBLIC DEFENDER MOVEMENT TO TRANSFORM CRIMINAL JUSTICE (from @BeaconPressBks) Don't miss @TigranEldred's (@newenglandlaw) review of @JRapping's (@AtlantaJMLS) recent book. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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"Chinese Courts and Criminal Procedure is a deliciously dense book. It provides a rich, satisfying exploration of key criminal procedure reforms as well as a broader view of Chinese courts that spans far beyond criminal justice." clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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You've been kidnapped! Your rescuers are the characters from the last TV show you watched. Who's coming? All the way from The Good Place... 🙂
You've been kidnapped! Your rescuers are the characters from the last TV show you watched. Who's coming? PHEW Devi & Co will save me!
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"The author ambitiously sketches a categorical model based on an impressive literature review of ethnographic case studies, seeking to illustrate why prisons’ regimes differ so radically across the world and through time." clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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"Jeffreys’s book allows for a unique, interdisciplinary perspective in understanding American jails and highlights the plight of inmates and considers philosophical questions about human dignity in U.S. jails." clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
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