American Injustice: Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：David S. Rudolf
- ISBN：1665064501
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Reviews
Sarah Wade
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Thank you to William Morrow Books， Custom House Books， David S。 Rudolf and Bibliolifestyle for sending me a copy of American Injustice。 This book comes out 1/25！David S。 Rudolf takes us into not only specific criminal cases but also some history of law。 This book is heavy and is not a simple read。 It’s full of information and reads like a textbook。 I gravitated towards this one because the author is the lawyer from the Michael Peterson case made famous by the documentary， The Staircase。 This boo Thank you to William Morrow Books， Custom House Books， David S。 Rudolf and Bibliolifestyle for sending me a copy of American Injustice。 This book comes out 1/25！David S。 Rudolf takes us into not only specific criminal cases but also some history of law。 This book is heavy and is not a simple read。 It’s full of information and reads like a textbook。 I gravitated towards this one because the author is the lawyer from the Michael Peterson case made famous by the documentary， The Staircase。 This book even talks about that famous case！ If you’re into law and the justice system or even just a fan of true crime you will enjoy this book and the wealth of knowledge it gives you。American Injustice is an important examination of how power is abused within the American criminal justice system。 2，800 innocent American prisoners have been exonerated in the past 30 years alone。 This number represents only a fraction of the actual number of wrongfully accused and convicted over those same 30 years。 Davis S。 Rudolf has spent decades defending the wrongfully accused。 This book he takes from his experience to shed light on the horrible misconduct that exists at all levels of law enforcement。 Rudolf takes you inside crime scenes to examine forensic evidence， revisits unsolved murders， and reveals how confirmation bias leads police to employ tactics that make wrongful arrests more likely。 This book gives a voice to those who have been wrongfully accused and shows the human impact of legal wrongdoing。 。。。more
Brittany Murhammer
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This book gave me an entirely new perspective into systemic injustice。 I learned so much about how the criminal system works， or doesn't， and it was extremely enlightening！ This book gave me an entirely new perspective into systemic injustice。 I learned so much about how the criminal system works， or doesn't， and it was extremely enlightening！ 。。。more
Lynn
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I did not know what to expect when I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway。 It came shortly after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and， needless to say， I was not feeling that sympathetic to the defense counsel。 But when Rudolf set out to shed new light on the criminal justice system， he really meant it。With all the true crime shows and books out there， the book’s concepts are not that original。 However， I loved the depth in which Rudolf explored concepts like exculpatory evidence inclu I did not know what to expect when I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway。 It came shortly after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and， needless to say， I was not feeling that sympathetic to the defense counsel。 But when Rudolf set out to shed new light on the criminal justice system， he really meant it。With all the true crime shows and books out there， the book’s concepts are not that original。 However， I loved the depth in which Rudolf explored concepts like exculpatory evidence including the precedent setting case Brady v。 Maryland （Side note here: Brady v。 Maryland is EXACTLY why schools need to rethink how they teach race and prejudice）。 He also gets into the really nitty gritty of cases he handled such an adulterous husband accused of killing his wife despite the fact that a vagrant with a known history of violence frequented the house in the days leading up to the woman’s death。That said， he is not afraid to discuss cases that he lost including those in which the accused probably did commit the crime。 There， he describes the culprit’s background and the many ways in which child protective services and other entities utterly failed these people。 I came into this book pretty heavily pro death penalty， but these chapters gave me pause and made me rethink my position overall。I will say that a few parts of the books seemed a bit out of left field at first like the full chapter on the Comstock laws and Stamp Act。 Rudolf does tie these pieces into a bigger framework pretty neatly though。 So， I was not too plussed about them。The book finishes with a bit of background into Rudolf’s path into the law。 And wow， that’s fun too。 A worthwhile read from beginning to end for legal eagles and anyone interested in how our society can do better。 。。。more
Jennifer Hall
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I read this book cover to cover today。 I typically don't read non- fiction however I made an exception for this book when I discovered it here on goodreads and I'm so glad I did。 It was a great book that honesty opened my eyes to the injustice in this country using real case files and showing how injustice in the legal system can be found at every level with little to no backlash even after proving injustice。 This should be on everyone's tbr。 Definitely a 5 star read。 I read this book cover to cover today。 I typically don't read non- fiction however I made an exception for this book when I discovered it here on goodreads and I'm so glad I did。 It was a great book that honesty opened my eyes to the injustice in this country using real case files and showing how injustice in the legal system can be found at every level with little to no backlash even after proving injustice。 This should be on everyone's tbr。 Definitely a 5 star read。 。。。more
Karen Bullock
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