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Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor's Plan to Make Us Safer Hardcover – May 15, 2008

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The old approaches to fighting crime just aren't working. Two thirds of people released from prison commit anothercrime within two years. In Smart on Crime, career prosecutor Kamala D. Harris shatters the old distinctions, rooted in false choices and myths, and offers a compelling argument for how to make the criminal justice system truly, not just rhetorically, tough. Harris spells out the necessary shifts that will increase public safety, reduce costs, and strengthen our communities when our politicians and law enforcement officials learn how to become tough and smart on crime.

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205 pages
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English
Publisher

Chronicle Books
Publication date

May 15, 2008
Reading age

18 years and up
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5.75 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
ISBN-10

0811865282
ISBN-13

978-0811865289
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Kamala D. Harris was a prosecutor in Oakland, California, before being elected as San Francisco's District Attorney in 2003 and re-elected in 2007.

Joan O'C. Hamilton is a Menlo Park, California-based writer and former Bay Area bureau chief for Business Week magazine.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; First edition (May 15, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 205 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811865282
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811865289
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

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metzmatt

Big book for a single idea.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019

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Like so many books of this genre, the author has a credible idea or proposal, which could be (and usually is) summarized in the first 25 pages. The rest of the book is filler, repating the same idea over and over and over again using different examples.

Each chapter has the same, tried-and-true but boring structure: (re)state the premise, give some examples, then restate the premise. That is, tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em, tell 'em, then tell 'em what you told 'em.

Boring.

I suggest you borrow the book, read the first 50 pages, and then you've learned everything there is to learn from this book.

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Joseph Trinchillo

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019

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I forced myself to finish this despite not liking the writing style at all. It seemed like a lot of rhetoric with the double mantra of "rehabilitation" and "Education", but was lacking some real meat to it. I was to see hard, step by step proposals of how to "rehabilitate" and "Educate" and punish as well. But, I was disappointed.

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Howard W Harris

You simply can't fit intelligent leadership and law commentary into a Tweet

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2017

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After reading this book I can see that Kamala is ready to reform the National Gov't as President or Vice President. She recalls her exciting 'Judge-Judy-esq' courtroom drama to illustrate her personal outlook on politics and philosophy. There are lots of surprises in here (like Obama's book). Read this before the 2020 Presidential campaign and you might be an expert on juicy background of this iconoclastic lawmaker before it gets rehashed by the News Feed. I'm convinced now that Kamala can not only take on Bernie and incumbent Mike Pence but hold her own on the world stage. You simply can't fit intelligent leadership and law commentary into a Tweet.

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katewickham

Tested idea on dealing with crime

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019

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I have been impressed with Senator Harris watching the various investigations and hearings for new cabinet members and other appointments. I did not watch all hearings, and only part of the ones I did watch.

Since she's announced she is running for President, I wanted to know more about her. I read this one first and the the new book. "The Truths We Hold." In the new book she includes a brief summary of some of this book, but I think it is valuable to read this one first.

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BenAdonai

A Crime Fighting Road Map Worthy of Copy

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019

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This was an innovative approach to handling a common complexity, the management of crime in large difficult and diverse communities. I commend Kamala Harris on her efforts and actual implementation of these programmes as she sought to defeat the crime beast and uplift ailing communities.

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Timbo

Highly recommend this book

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019

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Good book describing ideas to improve law enforcement and show from her experience you can make a difference. Would recommend this book to everyone.

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Marie Vautour

Kamala Harris is a STRONG, COURAGEOUS, RESILIENT, UNSTOPPABLE, TRUTHFUL FEARLESS LEADER!

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019

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She speaks Truth to Justice & Will be an AMAZING PRESIDENT. I'm very CONFIDENT when She BECOMES PRESIDENT, AMERICA WILL BE TRUSTWORTHY & BE THE WORLD'S LEADER IN HUMANITY.

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cindy jones

Eye opener

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018

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It shows how much crime has change in old society vs new society. If you are interested in seeing how out crime system works this will help.

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PRIMO

ONLY WORDS !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2012

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I made a plaint in a serious matter - the organised disappearance and probably destruction of my intellectual property, more than 600 websites or 3 years work, clearly to harm my person through this true terrorist act. I wonder if this case of true public interest - a brutal agression on internet by a webshosting company ! - will be another succesfull crime because the attorney general isn't interested. Read the words of kamalaharris.info in chapter 11, The Path to Justice, concerning the victim and, in chapter 2, Beyond the Trial, page 39, "Or founding fathers . . ." and then read this on her official website - [...]: "If you are . . . needing someone to take your case to court, you will need to find a private attorney." The citizen knows that Justice is another big 200 billion industry, not more or less. Therefore, the reality is that the criminals are more worth for this industry than the victims. Only if you've money, you've justice. The criminal - the "defendant", in fact your agressor - gets a lawyer paid by you, the taxpayer, and you get no one when the attorney general refuses to bring your case to Justice and so is acting like a judge, which is somwewhat like power abuse I suppose.

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