{"product_id":"swift-but-severe-9781479842612","title":"Swift but Severe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposes the structural forces behind persistent racial disparities in criminal punishment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite growing concerns about racialized mass incarceration from the public and lawmakers, racial-ethnic inequalities in the criminal justice system persist. Are biased court actors to blame, or is the problem more systematic?\u003ci\u003e Swift But Severe \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the organizational drivers of cumulative racial-ethnic inequalities across Miami-Dade County’s criminal justice pipeline from arrest to sentencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritiquing and building off dominant socio-legal theories of criminal courts, Nick Petersen blends statistics and interviews to develop a novel perspective he calls “organizationally expedient inequalities,” emphasizing how incentives to process cases efficiently produce policies and practices that prioritize speed over equity. As a result, ostensibly colorblind organizational and cultural forces prioritizing efficiency within Miami’s justice system perpetuate cumulative racial-ethnic disparities that increasingly disadvantage people of color as they progress through the courts, even in the absence of overt racial-ethnic prejudice or stereotypes. Given these structural causes, inequalities emerge in Miami’s courts despite seemingly race-neutral decision-making, underscoring the desperate need for macro-level policy reforms. Using a database tracking nearly 200,000 individuals across Miami’s courts over six years, along with in-depth interviews of court actors and people affected by the system, \u003ci\u003eSwift But Severe \u003c\/i\u003eunderscores the human toll of racism in Miami’s courts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Petersen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68464319398139,"sku":"9781479842612","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781479842612.jpg?v=1793766039","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/swift-but-severe-9781479842612","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}