| | |  | Books | Home » » Smart on Crime | | | | | | | Description: | | The old approaches to fighting crime just aren't working. Two thirds of people released from prison commit anothercrime within two years. In Smart on Crime, career prosecutor Kamala D. Harris shatters the old distinctions, rooted in false choices and myths, and offers a compelling argument for how to make the criminal justice system truly, not just rhetorically, tough. Harris spells out the necessary shifts that will increase public safety, reduce costs, and strengthen our communities when our politicians and law enforcement officials learn how to become tough and smart on crime. | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Kamala Harris | | Hardcover:
| 205 pages | | Publisher:
| Chronicle Books | | Publication Date:
| October 07, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0811865282 | | Product Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Smart on Crime is a safe bet for the readerOct 18, 2009
By M. Dunkerley
"attorney"
Well written and engaging, this book opens a door into big city crime and how to address it. A must-read for any would-be prosecutor and urban resident, in particular. It dispels myths about the impact of crimes with a balanced eye on the one wronged, the perpetrator and law enforcement, and should make any California resident comfortable--and hopeful--about seeing Harris in higher office. Hamilton does an excellent job of capturing the prosecutor's perspective without letting this drift into hagiography.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 YES! She really gets it!Nov 05, 2009
By D. Osborn
This author starts from the genius principal that safety is a fundamental civil right. And as such, she examines how we can use concrete, finite metrics to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in ensuring this fundamental right. I'd say she's not just SMART on crime, she's BRILLIANT!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Jane Hickie, AttorneyOct 15, 2009
By Jane Hickie
This book, so clearly and well written, describes a comprehensive and sensible approach for actually reducing crime. Kamala Harris is a non nonsense prosecutor who has thought about how to address the actual causes of crime, as well as appropriate punishments. Everyone who is concerned about the safety of our neighborhoods, now and in the future, needs to read this book and ask our friends in law enforcement and the judiciary to carefully consider her proposals for reform of the criminal justice system.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Back on Track...straight upNov 05, 2009
By Just Me
She really explains how we're just recycling criminals. When are conservatives going to wake up and realize that throwing people in jail for nonviolent crimes is actually making our communities LESS safe rather than more safe?
Instead, we need to help them get "Back on Track".
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Solving "small" problems prevents the big onesNov 05, 2009
By Claire S. Fisher
Truancy...who'd have thought? I read the whole book but one of the things that I was most struck by was how we've always thought of truancy as a minor problem; no big deal. But here's someone who understands how addressing this `minor' problem yields big results in fighting crime.
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