Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when the law itself becomes the accused? Resisting Arrest by Steven Phillips is a gripping, unflinching examination of the criminal justice system, charting the systemic failures, racial tensions, and moral contradictions that lie at the heart of American law enforcement. Drawing on real cases and courtroom experience, Phillips presents a powerful indictment of a justice system that too often criminalises those it was designed to protect, weaving together legal argument, social commentary, and vivid narrative to build an undeniable case for reform. Phillips writes with the authority of an insider and the conscience of a reformer, illustrating how the machinery of arrest, prosecution, and incarceration perpetuates cycles of inequality that cut along lines of race, class, and power. His prose is sharp and urgent, refusing to allow the reader the comfort of detachment, and his arguments are anchored in the kind of ground-level detail that transforms statistics into human stories. Resisting Arrest is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned whether justice and the law are truly the same thing — and who suspects, with good reason, that they are not.
