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This book explores the impact of mandatory minimum sentencing on crime, including the three strikes law. It discusses the inherent fairness of mandatory sentences and looks at alternatives to mandatory minimums, such as drug court supervision or extended treatment options.

In this book the author reveals how unchecked power is the under-reported cause of injustice and the missing piece in the mass incarceration puzzle.

This book examines drug use, drug misuse, and drug abuse from a criminal justice perspective and explores how drug use and abuse impact the criminal justice system.

The author takes us on a journey that begins with the origins of the juvenile justice system with its vision of rehabilitation through Reform Schools, Tough Love, Zero Tolerance and other false turns. She discusses the substantial gains and promise of the 21st century with evidence based interventions and a return to the system’s original vision that kids are different.