Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition by Natapoff, Alexandra
Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition by Natapoff, Alexandra

Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition

Reveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system really works Curtis Flowers...
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
SKU: 9781479807703
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 702 left in stock
Author: Alexandra Natapoff
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $96.76
10 customers are viewing this product
Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition by Natapoff, Alexandra

Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition

$96.76
Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition by Natapoff, Alexandra

Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice, Second Edition

$96.76
Author: Alexandra Natapoff
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

Reveals the secretive, inaccurate, and often violent ways that the American criminal system really works

Curtis Flowers spent twenty-three years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Atlanta police killed 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a misguided raid on her home. Rachel Hoffman was murdered at age twenty-three while working for Florida police.

Such tragedies are consequences of snitching. Although it is nearly invisible to the public, the massive informant market shapes the American legal system in risky and sometimes shocking ways. Police rely on criminal suspects to obtain warrants, to perform surveillance, and to justify arrests. Prosecutors negotiate with defendants for information and cooperation, offering to drop charges or lighten sentences in exchange. In this book, Alexandra Natapoff provides a comprehensive analysis of this powerful and problematic practice. She shows how informant deals generate unreliable evidence, allow serious criminals to escape punishment, endanger the innocent, and exacerbate distrust between police and poor communities of color.

First published over ten years ago, Snitching has become known as the "informant bible," a leading text for advocates, attorneys, journalists, and scholars. This influential book has helped free the innocent, it has fueled reform at the state and federal level, and it is frequently featured in high-profile media coverage of snitching debacles. This updated edition contains a decade worth of new stories, new data, new legislation and legal developments, much of it generated by the book itself and by Natapoff's own work. In clear, accessible language, the book exposes the social destruction that snitching can cause in heavily-policed Black neighborhoods, and how using criminal informants renders our entire penal process more secretive and less fair. By delving into the secretive world of criminal informants, Snitching reveals deep and often disturbing truths about the way American justice really works.

Author: Alexandra Natapoff
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781479807703
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD
Example product title
$96.76 SGD
$96.76 SGD

Recently Viewed Products