{"product_id":"the-price-of-justice-money-morals-and-ethical-reform-in-the-law-9781684425037","title":"The Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Attorney and literary agent Goldfarb (editor, \u003ci\u003eAfter Snowden\u003c\/i\u003e) delivers a lacerating critique of inequities in America's criminal and civil justice systems and the role of lawyers in perpetuating them... Legal professionals will want to take note.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal civil and criminal justice is long overdue\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Price of Justice: Money, Morals and Ethical Reform in the Law\u003c\/i\u003e veteran Washington Lawyer Ronald Goldfarb reveals the injustices in our legal system and how money and power have exceeded ethics in the legal profession for far too long.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice reform has become an increasingly present topic in the news and media, with movements like \"I Can't Breathe\" and Black Lives Matter prompting national outcry from the public over the unethical actions of law enforcement, and remains one of the most controversial and highly debated issues for politicians and citizens today. With more than 2 million American's incarcerated, it is beyond apparent that the justice system intrinsically ensures that lower-income people and minorities are shockingly under represented and offered little to no legal protection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Goldfarb uses powerful testimonies, media evidence, and first-hand expertise from working in the Justice Department as a longtime public interest lawyer to reveal how both the criminal and civil justice systems fail to serve lower and middle-class citizens, and makes an undeniable case for the profound justice reform that is so desperately needed. Goldfarb asks that we examine closely a legal system that has become largely pay-to-play, benefiting the administrators and those wealthy citizens who can afford to \"lawyer up\", and shows little mercy for the lower-income citizens who fall victim to an endless cycle of conviction, fines, bail, lack of counsel and capital punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoldfarb exposes a system that values money over ethics and lawyers who value winning cases over finding truth and serving justice, pointing out that civil aid and public defenders are grossly under-staffed and under financed, making it nearly impossible to meet the challenges of well-paid private lawyers. This book begs the legal profession to consider it's ethical code when considering cases to represent, not just represent crooks who can pay and turn away worthy clients who cannot afford exorbitant fees, and equips the public with the knowledge needed to advocate for real justice reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684425037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Ronald Goldfarb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41071792160949,"sku":"9781684425037","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1921cc7a-61a5-4d37-886e-381a71ebf54b.jpg?v=1632232948","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-price-of-justice-money-morals-and-ethical-reform-in-the-law-9781684425037","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}