If hip-hop culture reshaped our justice system...
Paul Butler is a Harvard Law grad and former federal prosecutor who believes that the American criminal justice system is broken. In his book, "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Punishment," published by The New Press, he offers a vision of justice that he hopes would lead to fewer inmates and fairer treatment of the accused. It's a theory founded in pop culture. Butler is a law professor at George Washington University.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2009/12/if_hip-hop_culture_reshaped_ou.html
Paul Butler is a Harvard Law grad and former federal prosecutor who believes that the American criminal justice system is broken. In his book, "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Punishment," published by The New Press, he offers a vision of justice that he hopes would lead to fewer inmates and fairer treatment of the accused. It's a theory founded in pop culture. Butler is a law professor at George Washington University.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2009/12/if_hip-hop_culture_reshaped_ou.html
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