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Title: Justice That Restores (hc) by Charles Colson ISBN: 0-8423-5245-7 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Piercing Insights -With The Data To Back Them Up
Comment: Logical, well thought out, with real examples in a very readable style. An experienced attorney, Colson makes his case very well. As an ex-convict who has visited over 600 prisons in the last 26 years he writes as one who ought to know.
Liberalism's explanations of the cause of crime, and therefore liberalism's solutions, are well intentioned but deeply flawed. Likewise, conservative explanations and solutions (which include most of Colson's former views) are equally flawed. The answer is somewhat of a hybrid of the two based upon a different set of assumptions.
Whatever the answer is, let's agree on what the answer is NOT. With one in every 32 adult Americans in prison, on probation or parole our current system is a colosal mess. It is not sustainable.
We say we are looking for fresh ideas and real answers. Here's a guy that has some, and he can prove that they work. We owe him a fair hearing. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: skeptical reader finds gem in Colson's Justice That Restores
Comment: This book found a bit of a skeptical reader in me. Not because of the blinding influence of political presuppositions but by the gargantuan criminal justice problems facing our society. Such had me thoroughly intimidated. The problems seem so complex and systemic that one is often reduced to cynicism.
What could such a small book offer that could even begin to address such a titanic issue?
The answer is: Plenty!
Having experienced the criminal justice system from inside and out, top and bottom Colson speaks candidly about a subject he knows very well. From senior aid to the President in the White House to convicted criminal and prisoner; from ivy league lawyer to founder of an international prison ministry Colson brings enough experience and perspective to the issue that caused me to give his little book a chance.
What I found was a gem, a precious diamond of clarity in a mountain of confusing fools gold.
Colson begins with an examination of several schools of thought that have shaped our foundational philosophy towards criminal justice and reveals how we have arrived at the present state of affairs. His view that our understanding of anthropology shapes our philosophy of crime, punishment, and reformation is essential to any effort that would address the ills of the system.
Colson asks and answers some of the hardest questions facing modern society in a way that is candid and surprisingly refreshing.
Some reviewers are unable to rise above the polarization of politics. Their perception is thus reduced to a staging area for mere knee-jerk reactionism. It is better to examine arguments on the basis of their own merits rather than set out to shred them before careful contemplation. When prejudices abort objectivity any hope of consensus become a prey.
I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Even if you disagree with Colson's conclusions I would highly recommend that you critique your own positions as vigorously as you do Colson's.
Rating: 5
Summary: An interesting look at the Criminal Justice System
Comment: No surprise here. The Criminal Justice System is riddled with discrimination, and corruption. This book, and another must read: U.S. Customs Badge of Dishonor, show a revealing and disfunctional look into the facad we call the Criminal Justice System.
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Title: Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice by Howard J. Zehr ISBN: 0836135121 Publisher: Herald Pr Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: The Little Book of Restorative Justice (The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding) by Howard Zehr ISBN: 1561483761 Publisher: Good Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice by Michael L. Hadley ISBN: 0791448525 Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr Pub. Date: March, 2001 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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Title: What is Community Justice? : Case Studies of Restorative Justice and Community Supervision by Todd R. Clear, David R. Karp ISBN: 0761987460 Publisher: Sage Publications Pub. Date: 28 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Restorative Justice: Healing the Foundations of Our Everyday Lives by Dennis Sullivan, Larry Tifft ISBN: 1881798313 Publisher: Criminal Justice Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.50 |
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