Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice
Unfair delves into the science behind criminal injustice, exposing how biases in the brain distort every stage of the legal process. From eyewitness identification to sentencing, it reveals why the system fails and proposes ways to build true fairness. This eye-opening work combines psychology, neuroscience, and law to challenge conventional views on guilt and punishment.
About This Book
Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice explores the psychological and neurological factors that undermine fairness in legal proceedings.
The book draws on research to show how unconscious biases affect judges, jurors, lawyers, and witnesses, leading to unjust outcomes.
By examining real-world cases and experiments, it highlights systemic flaws in how crimes are investigated, prosecuted, and punished.
Author Adam Benforado argues for evidence-based reforms to create a more equitable justice system.
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