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Author:
Rapping, Jonathan, author.
Title:
Gideon's promise : a public defender movement to transform criminal justice / Jonathan Rapping.
Publisher:
Beacon Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
238 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Public defenders--United States.
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Rapping, Jonathan.
Public defenders--United States--Biography.
Gideon's Promise (Organization)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : A Shared Vision -- Voice for the Voiceless -- The Evolving Narrative of Justice -- Routine Injustice -- A Mighty Stream -- The First Step Is Resistance -- David's Slingshot -- Closing the Gap -- Until the Lions Learn to Write -- Epilogue The System's Conscience.
Summary:
"Rapping urges us to understand that meaningful criminal justice reform requires a cultural transformation, and that public defenders, serving as the voice of impacted communities, must be at the center of this effort"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0807064629
9780807064627
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1122800481
LCCN:
2019059060
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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