On this edition of Your Call, law professor Daniel Hatcher discusses his new book, Inju$tice, Inc: How America’s Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor.
He exposes how the US juvenile, family, and criminal justice systems exploit racial and economic inequality to profit on a massive scale.
What will it take to end these predatory practices?
Guest:
Daniel Hatcher, professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and author of Inju$tice, Inc: How America’s Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor and The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens
Web Resources:
Texas Public Radio: Does America's justice system commodify children and the poor?
UC Press: What Inspires My Research and Advocacy for Equal Justice