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Just pursuit : a black prosecutor's fight for fairness, Laura Coates

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"When Laura Coates joined the Department of Justice as a prosecutor, she wanted to advocate for the most vulnerable among us. She quickly realized that even with the best intentions, being black, a woman, and a mother are identities often at odds in the justice system. Coates saw how black communities are policed differently, prosecuted differently, and judged differently. She witnessed how others in the system either abused power or were abused by it. In exploring the tension between the idealism of the law and the reality of working within the parameters of our flawed legal system, Coates exposes the chasm between what is right and what is lawful"--Adapted from the book jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
ix, 257 pages
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Contents
  • Please don't come here : on what happens when a black woman must aid in a deportation arrest
  • Wanna see something funny? : on being trained by a white male colleague how to interrogate a black defendant
  • "I want no part of this" : on the older black woman victim who pleads for lenience for a young black defendant
  • She needed me to believe her : on the domestic violence survivor afraid to be judged
  • That's not me : on the real case of mistaken identity
  • A seat at the (right) table : on the tension between black defense attorneys and prosecutors
  • Babyface : on the conviction of a baby-faced defendant who acts against his self-interest
  • There's still time : on prosecuting a mother for child abuse while faced with the prospect of losing my own
  • Not their son, too : on watching the victim's family beg not to have their son's murderer go to prison
  • No one who had been raped would have : on watching a female judge victim-blame a teenage girl based on her courtroom attire
  • She's always been such a good girl : on cross-examining a naive and helpless mother trying to defend her daughter on trial
  • Grandstanding for justice : on the roles we play within the grand jury
  • "The chew" : on the role of privilege in charging decisions
  • I just don't believe in it! : on the tension between illegal and wrong
  • Chess pie : on a prosecutor embraced outside of the courtroom
  • It didn't have to happen to me : on the haunting effect of secondary trauma
Isbn
9781982173760
Instance
Label
Just pursuit : a black prosecutor's fight for fairness
Title
Just pursuit
Title remainder
a black prosecutor's fight for fairness
Statement of responsibility
Laura Coates
Title variation
Black prosecutor's fight for fairness
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"When Laura Coates joined the Department of Justice as a prosecutor, she wanted to advocate for the most vulnerable among us. She quickly realized that even with the best intentions, being black, a woman, and a mother are identities often at odds in the justice system. Coates saw how black communities are policed differently, prosecuted differently, and judged differently. She witnessed how others in the system either abused power or were abused by it. In exploring the tension between the idealism of the law and the reality of working within the parameters of our flawed legal system, Coates exposes the chasm between what is right and what is lawful"--Adapted from the book jacket
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Coates, Laura
Dewey number
  • 340.092
  • B
Index
no index present
LC call number
KF373.C585
LC item number
A3 2022
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Coates, Laura
  • United States
  • African American public prosecutors
  • Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Target audience
adult
Label
Just pursuit : a black prosecutor's fight for fairness, Laura Coates
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Please don't come here : on what happens when a black woman must aid in a deportation arrest -- Wanna see something funny? : on being trained by a white male colleague how to interrogate a black defendant -- "I want no part of this" : on the older black woman victim who pleads for lenience for a young black defendant -- She needed me to believe her : on the domestic violence survivor afraid to be judged -- That's not me : on the real case of mistaken identity -- A seat at the (right) table : on the tension between black defense attorneys and prosecutors -- Babyface : on the conviction of a baby-faced defendant who acts against his self-interest -- There's still time : on prosecuting a mother for child abuse while faced with the prospect of losing my own -- Not their son, too : on watching the victim's family beg not to have their son's murderer go to prison -- No one who had been raped would have : on watching a female judge victim-blame a teenage girl based on her courtroom attire -- She's always been such a good girl : on cross-examining a naive and helpless mother trying to defend her daughter on trial -- Grandstanding for justice : on the roles we play within the grand jury -- "The chew" : on the role of privilege in charging decisions -- I just don't believe in it! : on the tension between illegal and wrong -- Chess pie : on a prosecutor embraced outside of the courtroom -- It didn't have to happen to me : on the haunting effect of secondary trauma
Control code
on1259048642
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
ix, 257 pages
Isbn
9781982173760
Lccn
2021041619
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030932121
System control number
(OCoLC)1259048642
Label
Just pursuit : a black prosecutor's fight for fairness, Laura Coates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Source of cataloging data: WCP
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Please don't come here : on what happens when a black woman must aid in a deportation arrest -- Wanna see something funny? : on being trained by a white male colleague how to interrogate a black defendant -- "I want no part of this" : on the older black woman victim who pleads for lenience for a young black defendant -- She needed me to believe her : on the domestic violence survivor afraid to be judged -- That's not me : on the real case of mistaken identity -- A seat at the (right) table : on the tension between black defense attorneys and prosecutors -- Babyface : on the conviction of a baby-faced defendant who acts against his self-interest -- There's still time : on prosecuting a mother for child abuse while faced with the prospect of losing my own -- Not their son, too : on watching the victim's family beg not to have their son's murderer go to prison -- No one who had been raped would have : on watching a female judge victim-blame a teenage girl based on her courtroom attire -- She's always been such a good girl : on cross-examining a naive and helpless mother trying to defend her daughter on trial -- Grandstanding for justice : on the roles we play within the grand jury -- "The chew" : on the role of privilege in charging decisions -- I just don't believe in it! : on the tension between illegal and wrong -- Chess pie : on a prosecutor embraced outside of the courtroom -- It didn't have to happen to me : on the haunting effect of secondary trauma
Control code
on1259048642
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
ix, 257 pages
Isbn
9781982173760
Lccn
2021041619
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40030932121
System control number
(OCoLC)1259048642

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